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My baby painted this wall. 💕🗣

Most days I still can’t believe she’s mine for life. 5 years on Earth but really I’ve been her mama forever. She’s taught me everything I know about self love and always being your truest self. She taught me to paint what’s on my heart and “ignore what’s on my brain.” To “just do it and don’t think.” She lights up the whole world. I’m so happy she’s here. With me. Happy 5th Birthday to my baby Mars. 🌻

Once upon a time, I moved back here, into my moms house, for a fresh start as full grown adult with 2 kids. Lost. No job. No direction. Just my belief in God, myself, & the voice in my head telling me that better days were coming. We drove her crazy for 4 loooooooong months but moral of the story sometimes your hardest days become your biggest breakthroughs. It’s been a journey. But it forced me to tap into my truest self and follow my dreams. Haven’t looked back. And here we are. Blooming. Also, Juni stayed out of trouble and got good grades. So his hair is now green because a deal is a deal and he’s killin it. 🦖

Repost from @bet - #BETAir: Week 5 || Day 4: “The eyes are crossed out on my Nipsey piece because I wanted to give my viewer the opportunity to see themselves in him as so many of us did. No longer on this earth but his energy is in all of us.” - @sew_trill 💙🏁

It’s important for me to be a part of the movement that puts more women that look like this in galleries and museums. We deserve that type of spotlight.

Spent 2 months working on this piece. Which is an eternity for me. Then decided to make 50 prints and hand paint on all of them because...Capricorn. The original is off to a new home soon and I’m down to 4 prints left. Separation anxiety at an all time high. I keep trying to find reasons to gift the last 4 prints to people so I can keep them close. I’ve asked marley 3 different times if she wants one 🤦🏽‍♀️ she said she has no room on her wall. So. There’s that. Link in Bio 😅 thank you for supporting me the way you do.
In Harmony. 60 x 135 in. Acrylic on canvas.
Photo : @madexmelanin - that didn’t take long 😩 *sold out* super happy for everyone that got one 🙏🏽❤️

Excited to be the next BET - Artist in Residency. Follow @bet and #betair to see what we’re up to this week. Thank you for all of the support and for being a part of my bloom. 🙏🏽

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