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This came with a lot of treats.🎃
Happy Halloween 🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡

Let’s not forget tomorrow is Halloween.
Let all your worries and troubles go and have some fun.
Love from Trish and Livy Fly Dog

Zoe Kanan ‘s Elbow Bread

One of the City’s Buzziest Bakers Has a New Spot of Her Own Zoë Kanan has teamed up with Court Street Grocers to open Elbow Bread this week on the Lower East Side

Ann Richards said; " Vote on the first day of early voting, cause' you could get hit by a MACK truck"

Hey Infuencers,
Wanna influence?
Vote today.
The first day of early voting, the press is here.

Artist Heather Johnson’s Upcoming Exhibitions

Drawing:
Brio Memory Project Drawing no. 10: Fighters
Watercolor and ink on handmade, seeded paper, 2024

From Heather:
It is fall at last. Cool temperatures are 24 hours away (yes, we count the minutes here in Houston, when it’s 96 degrees in mid-October). And I am proud to announce that I’m in 3 exhibitions now on view - the culmination of a year of research, discoveries, conversations and collaborations, evolving into a project now in fruition I plan on developing into the future.

The Brio Memory Project: Extraction, Erasure and the Power of Remembering disseminates drawings, personal stories, performance, video, and interactive installations to address cultural amnesia and community trauma associated with industrial pollution in Houston, Texas. It invites viewers to contribute their own stories - of suffering, survival, grief, resiliency, anger, joy or any combination thereof - with the goal of uniting voices that collectively portray an under-represented side of Houston’s history. Look for a future iteration next spring at Throughline Collective, March 28 - April 26, 2025!
THE BRIO MEMORY PROJECT

ON VIEW THROUGH NOVEMBER 16
Climate Justice Symposium Nov. 8-10

DIVERSEWORKS
MATCH GALLERY, 3400 Main St., Houston, TX 77002
OPEN 12-6PM THURSDAY-SATURDAY

CLIMATE JUSTICE SYMPOSIUM November 8-10
(registration required)

LISTEN TO GULF STREAMS PODCAST on KPFT 90.1 FM
Curator Ashley DeHoyos Sauder and artists Kristi Rangel, Willow Naomi Curry and I discuss “River on Fire” in this live interview

14 national artists respond to environmental crises and climate change, in an exhibition inspired by the history of environmental activism related to river fires across the nation — events that have shaped understandings of ecological preservation and environmental advocacy.

I am proud to present two major works in this show, as part of Texas Biennial 2024.
RIVER ON FIRE
Rest in Peace, Jeff by Heather L Johnson, in River on Fire, 2024
Rest in Peace, Jeff. Graphite, charcoal and pastel on paper, 2024. Brio Memory Station in background. DiverseWorks, October 2024.

ON VIEW THROUGH NOVEMBER 17
Artist Panel and Exhibition Tour
Saturday, Oct. 19, 2-3:30pm

TROUBLING THE BOUNDARIES
Hosted by FOTOFEST in conjunction with ARTIST-RUN, ARTIST-ORGANIZED
2000 Edwards Street, Houston, TX 77007
OPEN 12-5PM WEDNESDAY-SATURDAY

ARTIST TALK AND EXHIBITION TOUR
Saturday, October 19, 2-3:30pm

The members of Throughline respond to sites within Houston and the greater Gulf Coast to address how what we see can summon the invisible, such as diasporic memory, repressed histories and the mystical. The work embraces complexities beyond borders, explores boundaries between nature and culture, and pushes against the edges of outdated systems. Curated by JR Roykovich.
ARTIST-RUN, ARTIST-ORGANIZED

Troubling the Boundaries, partial installation view with Brio Memory Project station in foreground.
October, 2024

ON VIEW THROUGH DECEMBER 6
Community Reception and Artist Talk Saturday, Oct. 26, 12-5pm

SAN JACINTO COLLEGE SOUTH GALLERY
Marie Spence Flickinger Fine Arts Center, Rm S-15.143
13735 Beamer Road, Houston TX, 77089
OPEN 9am-5pm Monday-Thursday, Friday by appointment

COMMUNITY RECEPTION Saturday, October 26, 12-5pm
ARTIST TALK Saturday, October 26, 3-4pm
THE PITS - a play about the Brio Superfund site written by artist Sarah Welch
Performances October 24, 25, 26, 31, and Nov. 1, 2

Solastalgia explores the emotional impact of environmental change on Houston area communities. Artists Cathie Kayser, Ellen H. Ray, Cindee Klement, Renata Lucia and I have spent the last year conducting research and working with SJCS science faculty to build ambitious projects that investigate different facets of this subject.
SOLASTALGIA
Brio Memory Project SJCSG
Brio Memory Project station, graphite, house paint, gouache, digital frames, monitor, notebook and furniture; Repository in background - graphite, charcoal and pastel on paper. 2024

A FINAL WORD ABOUT
THE BRIO MEMORY PROJECT

BMP Drawing no. 11: Little Leaguer (2)
Landscape intervention with ink and watercolor on handmade paper embedded with native seeds, 2024.
Now that BMP stations are up in spaces around Houston, the project’s objective is represent a broader range of experiences from those who have undergone the physical and emotional affects of industrial pollution at sites across town, from Kashmere Gardens, to Baytown, Pasadena, Alief, Crosby, Cypress and other areas. If you live or work near a Houston Superfund site, close to a chemical processing facility, or believe you are subjected to toxins generated by present or past industries, please get in touch, as I would love to hear your story and include your voice. If you would like to participate, contact me or click the story submission link on the project page button, where you can also learn about the project’s background, my process and view current videos.
THE BRIO MEMORY PR0JECT
BMP FUNDRAISER DRAWING SALE CONTINUES..

Holmes Road, Pierce Junction Salt Dome. Graphite, water soluble pigment and ink on paper, 2023
To raise funds for The Brio Memory Project - for video screens, seeds, drawing supplies and gas - I am offering for sale a collection of drawings inspired by Houston infrastructure, including a series I began last year that explores the Pierce Junction Salt Dome. Your purchase will push this project into future iterations, helping bridge gaps between Houston area communities in the urgent conversation about environmental trauma and climate change. To take a look, click the sale button below.
BMP FUNDRAISER DRAWING SALE
Thank you, friends, family and colleagues for the loving follows. With respect and gratitude,
Heather
Heather L Johnson

Does any one know a piano teacher that teaches children?

I treasure this photo.
Happy Birthday Livy Fly Dog
Photo January 2018 by Robyn Arouty
With Angel Therapy Dog, Houston-Tales of a Therapy Dog

Today is Livy’s birthday, 7 years old
What a ride this has been so far.
In the peak of her life she only gets more fun interesting smart and sweet.
Thanks for joining me sweet puppy.

I love Livy Fly Dog

And happy birthday to her brothers and sisters. All little champions of the heart.

Mydolls Music at the Orange Show Center for Visionary Art last week benefiting Barrio Dogs Neighborhood Advocates and the Orange Show. We had a great time. It was Dianna‘s 65th birthday.🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡🧡@