I am a visual artist working in collage, assemblage sculpture and altered books. My practice explores identity, memory and the history of the African diaspora. Vintage and contemporary images collide to convey how the past informs the present.


The Big Chop

First thoughts:
I look like Hawk from "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century."
Source: TVacres.com
I look like Miss Jeannette.
Source: "True Blood" wiki
I look like my mother.
Maybe if I wear a lot of jewelry I'll look more like a runway model...

Most black women have Issues around their hair. Is it too curly (um, too nappy)? Not curly enough? How can I get it to grow longer? How much can I do to it before it falls out in clumps? What kind of activities can I engage in without sweating so much that it goes back (to its natural curl pattern)? None?

So you see why I never thought I'd be the type of person to say to my hairdresser, "Oh, just cut it all off." Oh no. It takes many months for it to grow even a couple of inches.

Eventually, I'd like to have a twist out hairstyle, like my hairstylist used to wear.
Until then.

Tarot cards

Carry-on luggage