BLUES MELODY

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This was a portrait for a friend's birthday, and became the design I use now on my business cards for Soul Mosaic. I thought it would work well because it has a multimedia look and the color mixture is muted. The title came from a song I heard once.

MAD AQUARIAN

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This image began as cover art for a newly published book of poetry written by my aunt...it didn't make the cut, but I liked the image enough to add it to the collection. I thought of a lot of things when I created this image and how I want it to be a statement of truth--about how women of color (specficially black women) are portrayed when they are angry by media culture and how skewed this perecption is; about how black womens' hair in its natural state is politicized and often controversial in many environments, and about the transformative power inherent in just having a good yell. Mad in this case does not have any psychological implications; it is just that she has exceeded the limits of silence. The accompanying zodiac sign, if you haven't guessed, is mine.