Lean in! black girl art We moved to escape

We moved to escape

This family portrait

Because nobody wants to be judged and everyone harbors insecurities

My signature quilting-esque background recalls the “make a way outta no way” mindset that has allowed black Americans to survive and thrive despite the many obstacles hoisted upon them from slavery and segregation to police brutality and redlining

And freedom

Lean in! black girl art We moved to escape30x36 gallery wrapped canvas. Mixed media (oil, wood, cloth, faux leather, and cork). Leaning in to the music is more than a matter of pleasure. It is a giving up of ones control and inhibitions to the form. The experience is communal. The audience is necessary and paramount. The call and responsewhether in voice or motiondrives the energy. It is more than a concert; more than a song to snap your fingers to. This is spiritualdeep and abiding. The soul