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the same quickbooks notification i’ve seen for the last seven months at 9 a.m. flashes across my phone. almost instinctively, i swipe to open and log…
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from the archives: meeting my mud mothers in the healing circle
in august 2021, i was commissioned to paint one of my largest works to date: two panels measuring 78 in x 98 in each. it took me until may of 2022 to…
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photo diary: recovery
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flowers
i remember the seasons when the sun refused to yield its time to the moon; the sky’s blue expanse only broken by the snowcapped mountain peaks along the…
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photo diary: paris
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infinite gifts
a quick reflection on the many things art—making it, living it, engaging with it—has taught me about receiving and reciprocity
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a glimpse into my upcoming solo exhibition
sharing words i'll be sharing at my first-ever solo show (january in paris!)
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into the thick of it
swinging between doubt and faith, tracing fears to their point of origin, and trusting what i know instead of what i can see
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i waged war for this softness
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truths found/fires burned
truths found/fires burned
personal essays, images, and notes on living, the creative process, healing, and maintaining a studio practice as a Black woman artist and writer working in abstraction.
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