“The Art of Listening”

Some people just have a way of listening that’s powerful. Making you feel special. As if you’re the only person in a room full of people. All ears. As if what you’re saying will make the world a better place for all of us. It’s good.

Being at a bar and feeling it’s the right place, at the right time is enough. Truth is, some of the best watering holes in the world, sell more than alcohol.

They’re dispensing knowledge along with gin, vermouth & a frothy head of beer.

Is it ok if we order compassion & empathy, stirred & not shaken?

#listenup #art #makingart #contemporaryart #soloexhibition #artgallery #dopeart #technygalleries #artistssupportartists #technygalleries #artcommunity #femaleartists #bostonartists #dopeart #museumsfromhome #painting

Wonder and excitement.

I paint to make people smile, at least a little bit on the inside. Smiles are contagious! When you smile, it makes me smile. It’s the same with laughter. Don’t believe me? This happened…

“When There’s Laughter”

Diana Ross sang “if there’s a cure for this, I don’t want it. Don’t want it. If there’s a remedy, I’ll run from it… I don’t want it”. Me either. All I want is to SOL (Smile Out Loud). I hope you hear this 🙂

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This bag will be part of the SOL exhibition this August at Piano Craft Gallery in Boston, more details to follow.

#sol #whenthereslaughter #powerofculture #art #exhibition #artexhibition #contemporaryart #artistssupportartists #technygalleries #artcommunity #femaleartists #bostonartists #dopeart #museumsfromhome #painting

“Chess Moves”

When I was eight, I taught myself how to play chess. No one believed me at first, until I beat my older brother.

#art #chessgame #contemporaryart #artistssupportartists #technygalleries #femaleartists #bostonartists #dopeart #museumsfromhome #painting #empoweringwomen

Want to know why I never lose a black laptop bag in the airport?

Simple. I don’t own one. Sry, these aren’t for sale… right now.

However, that’ll change. Come follow me! I’m making work for my forthcoming solo exhibition in Boston, August 2023.

Too far out? My work is currently showing @northern_illinois_university Art Museum, Dekalb, IL and @artpcgboston , Boston, MA.

#upcomingsoloexhibition #artexhibition #contemporaryart #technygalleries #artistssupportartists #storiedart #laptopbags

Happy New Year Everyone!!!

Whew, 2023. If you’re reading this, then you made it! We made it. Be proud🙏💕

Tonight I stayed home. I’m at an age, where I’m too old to go out clubbing & too young to be in bed before Midnight, so here I am.

Truth is, I’m excited about 2023! And yes, I’m going to be sharing my upcoming projects, my travel plans & I’m going to make work. I’m going to make lots of work. I’m going to sell work & make donations. Because that’s the right thing to do.

And I’m going to make it all look exceedingly easy, so little girls might see me & try, because after a pandemic, isn’t that the whole point?

Hello world 🌏❤️🙏

#happynewyear #HAPPYNEWYEAR2023 #art #artistsoninstagram #dopeart #artistssupportartists #whitecolumnscuratedartistregistry

Deuces! That’s what ‘22 was for me. As I quietly ease into this New Year, without fanfare or resolutions, but with gratitude.

This year, I was fortunate to connect with some amazing people! And no matter how we met— online, in-person or virtually, it was and is beautiful.

Thank you for sharing & touching my world with positivity, compassion and empathy. YOU KNOW WHO YOU ARE & YOU ARE APPRECIATED 💕

I’m so excited for 2023. Onward💯

#art #exhibition #artexhibition #contemporaryart #artistssupportartists #technygalleries #artcommunity #bostonartists #dopeart #museumsfromhome #painting

Sometimes, I wonder how different the world will be when women run things. I’m looking forward to less violence.

I like sports, but I wonder what if boxing wasn’t on TV?

I understand that it’s our very nature, that being human makes us hunters and gatherers, that is who we are at our base level. That is, we naturally look to fit in, search for a tribe (team) so that we can cheer for something outside of ourselves. We understand that, because we think.

But what if domestic violence is in some small way connected to what’s projected onto tv screens, and in a sense it’s being promoted in our homes.

What if, what happens on the grid iron and in the ring was left in the ring, and out on the field?

Sometimes, I wonder how different the world will be when women run things. I’m looking forward to less violence.

#boxing #art #intergenerational #contemporaryart #artistssupportartists #technygalleries #artcommunity #femaleartists #bostonartists #dopeart #painting

Words matter. Whether written, spoken or posted, because they are a powerful tool that can build up or break down a person’s being… human.

#kindness #nativeamericanheritagemonth #art #artexhibition ##artistssupportartists #technygalleries #artcommunity #femaleartists #bostonartists #dopeart #museumsfromhome

“Her Broad Shoulders”
24” x 20”

I’m thinking about @staceyabrams right now. I’m thinking how she went up against a political machine that’s hundreds of years old- it’s cracked, it’s stale and it’s rusty. But as weak as it may sound, it’s also a solid mass that’s become stuck onto itself, it’s unable or unwilling to budge.

Rest assured she loosened the gears though. Through her hard work and determination, that acted like a degreaser or oil. In time, the old machinations will break down and we can give thanks to her🙏

#art #staceyabrams #exhibition #artexhibition #artistssupportartists #technygalleries #artcommunity #femaleartists #bostonartists #dopeart #museumsfromhome

There’s a celebration going on somewhere, because someone is feeling good about life.

It doesn’t seem to last forever. But in between texting, playing basketball and making work there’s a steady beat that keeps us going. In between the newspaper pages, the endless emails & streaming apps, there’s always a steady beat inside all of us.

Sadly, we don’t always stop to listen or acknowledge it, but we should. Or worse, sometimes we wait until something bad happens, or we don’t feel well and then we rush to check-in… but a stethoscope isn’t the same as a pause button. Is it?

I was just thinking, how we don’t have to download updates to keep our hearts beating. And that’s a good thing, because we’d probably be late or forget. It just keeps beating, almost effortlessly.

If you’re reading this post, then pause for celebration, you’re alive!

Today is a good day ❤️

#pausebutton #art #exhibition #artexhibition #artistssupportartists #technygalleries #artcommunity #femaleartists #bostonartists #dopeart #museumsfromhome