SHERMAN, Conn.—The Sherman Library will present a talk about its current art show, “E Pluribus Unum, Flags by Muriel Stockdale,” on Friday, May 2, from 7 to 8 p.m.
Stockdale will talk about how she creates her art series of USA flags that celebrate different cultures. The show will be on display at the Sherman Library, located at , 1 Sherman Center, through May 7, both at the library and on its website, www.ShermanLibrary.org.
Each piece is created out of multiple materials and techniques to honor a specific culture from somewhere in the world. Contributions that people of the world have brought to America are highlighted in different materials and specific motifs.
Stockdale will talk about the creativity behind these flags, her design process, the materials she selects and how she creates her diverse flags as well as her methodology for creating these masterpieces.
Muriel Stockdale was born and raised in England. She moved to Long Island, NY, in 1967. She began early in entertainment as a stage manager for theater. In the 1970s she received a federal grant to form a theater company in rural Vermont.
Over the last 40 years, while maintaining a successful career in costume design, she has directed or designed several shows in New York City and in New England, performed onstage, crewed backstage, managed costume shops, designed and painted scenery. Currently, her novel, Gabriel Born,” is being produced as a podcast.