FROM ONE HAND TO ANOTHER® - Established 1981

Hours of Operation: Mon - Fri 8:00am - 8:00pm

FOHTA Gallery, 2206 South Monroe Street, Arlington, VA 2220-2424

APRIL 2023

"DIGNITY and SOLITUDE"

Artist Barry Barnett Keith 

(BIO BELOW)

Opening Reception Sunday, April 2, 2023

 Social: Sunday, April 30, 2023

FOHTA Gallery Hours:

3:00 - 7:00pm WEDNESDAY, THURSDAY, & FRIDAY

SUNDAY 1:00-5:00pm

SATURDAY BY APPOINTMENT ONLY

CLOSED MONDAY & TUESDAY



Artist Barry Barnett Keith


Barry Barnett Keith is a native of Alexandria, VA and a product of Alexandria City Public Schools.  Keith began drawing Marvel and DC Comics superheroes at a very early age for friends in grade school and after school.  Keith was also an avid reader at a very early age because of a set of encyclopedias his parents bought for their home.  By the time Keith was in first grade, he was reading on an eighth grade level, and his Principal requested Keith read to him in his office every Friday afternoon.  After graduating from T.C. Williams in 1978, Keith went on to The University of Delaware art school where he majored in Painting, Drawing and English.


Upon graduating from Delaware, Keith also took up writing novels.  His first novel was published in 2000, entitled The Waiter, about a professional waiter in the restaurant business who cares for a woman he loves who suffers from depression.  Keith has since written four other novels (The Cycle- 2002, The Apocalypse-2004, The Silence- 2009 and Aravene- 2012).   As a boy Keith studied the paintings of Michaelangelo and Leonardo and was also fascinated by French Impressionist painters like Monet, the works of John Singer Sargent and Whistler.  Over the years Keith developed his skills enough to be able to paint in the environment or plein air.  Keith developed his own drawing style through the years by producing portraits for local patrons but landscape painting became his love.  Keith’s goal in landscape painting is simply to translate what he sees and have the painting indicative of the medium of painting, rather than paint a photographic picture with brushes.  Keith regards the act of painting drawing and creating art in general as acts of gratitude for the opportunity to live.  “I want to be as prolific as possible as a painter and as a teacher simply to show gratitude, nothing else.”  Keith has taught the arts in the Prince Georges County Maryland Public school system for fifteen years- twelve years at Suitland High School and three in elementary school.  He is presently the Lead Art Teacher at Mattaponi Elementary School in Upper Marlboro, MD and Rose Valley Elementary School in Fort Washington, MD. 


MAY

MOTHER'S DAY is Sunday, May 14th

Pre- Mother's Day Pop-Up Shop

FOHTA Gallery

Saturday, May 6th - 10:00 - 4:00pm

Sunday, May 7th -1:00-5:00pm

CRAFT VENDOR ONLY

Hand-Made Specialty

Items Only

DEADLINE:4/16/2023

The Genealogy Lineage Created by Calligrapher felecia Brice mcfail

"your roots, your lineage, your family tree"

We all carry inside us, people who came before us.”

Liam Callanan

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MY FAMILY LINEAGE CREATED 

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                 Celebrate Black History 365 Days A Year! 

        "LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING"

Visual Art Piece

This song has been the foundation of the African-Americans since the 1900s.

Words by James Weldon Johnson and Music by J. Rosamond Johnson 

LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING

$75.00 (regular $85.00 starts 3/1/23)

11 X 30 - Small

Celebrate Black heritage all year long with "Lift Every Voice and Sing," which originally started out as a poem, then a hymn, then the National Negro Anthem and finally The Black National Anthem.

The benefits of owning this piece:

 1. An opportunity to teach friends and family the lyrics.

2. Celebrate Black History all year.

3. Unique artwork to gift or for your home or office.

4. A great conversational piece.

5.Certificate of Authenticity.

6. A collectible FOHTAscript, hand-lettered, designed, and signed & number by African-American calligrapher Felecia Brice McFail 

INCULDES HANGING FRAME & STORAGE TUBE


LIFT EVERY VOICE AND SING

$170.00

24X54 - Large | Institutional Size

This piece/size is perfect for churches, businesses, or museums. The colors represent the Black Liberation Flag.

Red represents the blood our ancestors shed. Black represents the color of our people. Green represents our native land. Since the 1900s, "Lift Every Voice And Sing" continues to uplift the spirt, confidence, pride, and determination of the Black Americans.

INCLUDES HANGING FRAME &  STORGE TUBE

Three ways to purchase

(1) CASH APP ($FOHTA) to Avoid SHIPPING

(2) local order pay w/ credit or debit card /PAYPAL

(3) SHIPPING ORDERS PAY W/ CREDIT OR DEBIT CARD /PAYPAL

LOCL ORDERS PICKUP AT THE FOHTA Gallery

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YOUR STATE OF MIND Series 

KNOW YOUR STATE ATTRIBUTES

The 50 states and their attributes done in calligraphy

All 50 states are available including the District of Columbia.

Fact Attributes: meaning of name, admission to the union,

inhabitant, capital city, flower, tree, and state bird.

This is the perfect gift for newlyweds, an individuals who is relocating,

or anyone who wants to learn about his or her state.

11x14

                $30.00+VA sale tax 

Local orders use CASH APP.  for local orders : $FOHTA

Black Frame

ALL 50 STATES AVAILABLE and THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

 Enter your State Name in blank box below: 

Use CASH APP $FOHTA to Avoid SHIPPING with pickup at the fohta gallery


Alphabets, Watercolors and Quotes by Felecia

Inspired by Alma W. Thomas 

 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗩𝗔𝗦𝗧 𝗧𝗢𝗨𝗥 𝗶𝘀 𝗵𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗙𝗢𝗛𝗧𝗔 𝗚𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗦𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟭𝟳𝘁𝗵, 𝟭𝟭:𝟬𝟬-𝟰:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺.

𝗙𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝗶𝗮 ��.𝗠𝗰𝗙𝗮��𝗹’𝘀 𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗿���𝗽𝗵𝘆, 𝘄𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗿𝘀, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗶n𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆 𝗔𝗹𝗺𝗮 𝗪. 𝗧𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗮𝘀. This series is full of colors from the bright yellows of the sunrise & sunset to the rich earth tones of the seashores. Combine with the alphabets and quotes from all walks of life. 𝗦𝗲𝗹𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗮 𝗾𝘂𝗼𝘁𝗲 𝗯𝗮𝘀𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗻 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗮𝗹s.  Visit FOHTA Gallery website bi-weekly for new art creations. A different quote for each alphabet. These are “A One Of A Kind” collectibles art pieces. 


Alma W. Thomas known for her abstract images composed of rhythmic bands of exuberant colors. Alma Thomas devoted herself to painting after a four decade career in education. After fully exploring realism during the 1950, Thomas loosed her brushwork and began to focus more intently on field of color. She ultimately found her voice in abstraction, patterning geometric shapes in rich hues again solid or multicolor backgrounds. . . . 

Thomas's vibrant, lyrical composition and distinctive mark-making place her her among the most innovative America painters of the 20 century.

WIAN

What's in a name?

THE original fohta® signature piece 

Your name is a very important aspect of your personality.  Scripture tells us that "A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches. "Each name plaque is elegantly done in calligraphy with a cultural origin, inherent meaning, spiritual connotation, supporting scripture and framed. 8.5X 11 

THREE EASY STEPS;

1) IN the form below input the name of the person who is purchasing the wian. 

2) ,SELECT YOUR DESIGNER PAPER(S)

INPUT YOUR SELECTION IN THE MESSAGE BOX along with 

with the full name (first, middle, & last name) of the person who will received the wian 

(3) MAKE PAYMENT 

 $35.00 EACH 

Get Inked by fohta®

A FREE ESTIMATE to  Get Inked by FOHTA®  

Fill out the form below, copy & paste or type your  Quotes, Poems or Scriptures in the Message Box to received your FREE ESTIMATE

ADDRESSING ENVELOPES

$2.25 PER OUTSIDE ENVELOPE

$1.50 PER INSIDE ENVELOPE

 Return address elegantly done in calligraphy and transfer to clear mailing labels

($$ based on current label price)

!) Standard ink colors: Black, Blue, Brown & Red

3) Guest List must be TYPED in address format:

Mr. & Mrs. Charles Brice

2900 South 17th Street

Arlington, Virginia 22204

Payment Methods

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Felecia Brice McFail 

Calligrapher and owner of

From One Hand To Another® - FOHTA®.


FOHTA  Mission 

 From One Hand To Another, is a small unique calligraphy business, that turns thespoken words into visual art, promotes the importance of good handwriting skills, provides


Fohtatarians (clients) with personalized & spiritual gift-giving.

 The FOHTA Gallery mission is to host artist & their craft and any other unique medium that have been overlooked in the mainstream art world.