Jemel Diamond to demo at Arts and Crafts meeting 

Jemal Diamond has given us his time here at The Villages before. If you haven’t seen him then do get your seat and make sure your calendar is marked for his Monday, March 3rd appearance at 1:45 p.m. in the Cribari Conf. Room. Colorful, intriguing and delightful are some very good descriptions of his work. Here is a bit about Jemel. His drawing style comes from the grand tradition of doodling. The smooth, gentle roll of a pen across the pulpy texture of paper is meditative and soothing. It’s the marks we make in the margins while our focused minds are elsewhere, he finds most interesting. When in art school, he would take his abstract drawings to his peers and ask, “What would you title this?” That simple question activated their imagination and engagement, and when he began posting drawings online with the caption, “Title Me,” imaginative, creative, and inspirational titles poured in. Jemel collected them all and made selections whenever the work was shown. 

According to Jemal Diamond’s biography, he is a native Californian and is a graduate of The School of the Art Institute of Chicago’s Visual Communication MFA program. He works from his studio at Visual Philosophy in San Jose, California, and shows at KALEID Gallery and Works/San José both in downtown San Jose. He lives in the South Bay with his wife, writer Maggie Diamond, and daughter June. You can find out more about him and his art and at https://thejemalshow.com and follow Jemal on your preferred social media platform @thejemalshow. Please attend his appearance and help welcome Jemel back for his second visit with us.