Blog the other way — self care
Finishing Love Part One: A thought or two
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Today's rumination is about love. At this moment, my god daughter, whom I love, is preparing to celebrate her 3rd birthday a day early. I am at home, in my former studio, because love sometimes also means self preservation. I started this painting a week or so ago on Instagram live. I was listening to music, lots of love songs from different genres, to help me keep the vibe in the realm of love, which Instagram doesn't like, so I had to go live twice. No big deal. I had a grand idea of what this piece was supposed to...
What is ‘functional art’?
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I make and design beautiful, useful things to edify the people who collect them. Special, exclusive things for people who want a bit of understated elegance.
de mon coeur (from my heart)
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My creative expression is intuitive, as you know, so sometimes, I end up painting messages to younger versions of myself to help them understand that the mistakes they think they made, or the path they chose, was just fine because it all made me the person I am right now. A person I love more than anything or anyone. And I believe that more Black womxn and girls need these messages.
Everything must go?
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I want to create dope art. I want all these sacrifices to mean something. And to be honest, so far they haven't. Y'all. Can we talk? I am an entrepreneur. I'm also a creator. I'm also a podcast host. I am also a freelance editor. I am someone's auntie (and I am THAT kind of auntie), someone's partner, someone's best friend, someone's sister, and nobody's fool. I quit my job last December because I wanted to chase my dreams, and somewhere in all that chasing, I left myself behind. What I'm saying here is, I was so ready to leave...
The Crown Initiative
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This post is late in coming because, I had to get my words together. I wanted to make sure that I was completely honest and transparent, as is my way. I also wanted to make sure I conveyed the gravity of this project in a way that did not diminish my intention or its goal. Can we talk? As you know, I'm a Black womxn. I can add other labels to that description, but Black womxn is sufficient right now. Being a Black womxn is no easy task. And I don't have the time or space to write about what...