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Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

Thank you to @adidasus for bringing me on board this project and flying me down for the event #HonoringBlackExcellence in Atlanta. It was my honor and pleasure working with the team @5thletta @forgoodandco @rogxbee. The results of this collaboration are incredible. Ultimate salutes and congratulations to the honorees @geesbendquiltmakers @jaycina @47thkou @leekmatic @kitboys.club.

Portraits by @terminallymill & @rogxbee

A month ago I traveled to the UK for the first time to meet my agent @handsome_frank in person after working together remotely for almost 2 years now. During my visit I was able to see the new @h_f_h_q and record this episode of the #HandsomeFrankPodcast. Listen to us chat about art and our relationship over the past almost 2 years. Link is in my story posts 🙏🏾

📸 🎥 : @dariodesign

A month ago I traveled to the UK for the first time to meet my agent @handsome_frank in person after working together remotely for almost 2 years now. During my visit I was able to see the new @h_f_h_q and record this episode of the #HandsomeFrankPodcast. Listen to us chat about art and our relationship over the past almost 2 years. Link is in my story posts 🙏🏾

📸 🎥 : @dariodesign

A month ago I traveled to the UK for the first time to meet my agent @handsome_frank in person after working together remotely for almost 2 years now. During my visit I was able to see the new @h_f_h_q and record this episode of the #HandsomeFrankPodcast. Listen to us chat about art and our relationship over the past almost 2 years. Link is in my story posts 🙏🏾

📸 🎥 : @dariodesign

A month ago I traveled to the UK for the first time to meet my agent @handsome_frank in person after working together remotely for almost 2 years now. During my visit I was able to see the new @h_f_h_q and record this episode of the #HandsomeFrankPodcast. Listen to us chat about art and our relationship over the past almost 2 years. Link is in my story posts 🙏🏾

📸 🎥 : @dariodesign

A month ago I traveled to the UK for the first time to meet my agent @handsome_frank in person after working together remotely for almost 2 years now. During my visit I was able to see the new @h_f_h_q and record this episode of the #HandsomeFrankPodcast. Listen to us chat about art and our relationship over the past almost 2 years. Link is in my story posts 🙏🏾

📸 🎥 : @dariodesign

It was brought to my attention that some people are still not aware of the Collage Creator emulator on my website so here’s a fresh update.

On my page hit the link to collagecreator.dakaraiart.com to create your own custom collage using cuts that I hand cut myself from my personal stash and loaded into the image gallery.Since I’m updating you on this now I’ve now added over 80 new cuts to the gallery!

Step 1: Clear the pre generated collage to set your blank canvas
Step 2: Click the image gallery in the top left corner of the dashboard and select your cutouts
Step 3: Organize your collage - Change the layer orders by touching each layer, minimize and maximize the scale by dragging the corners of each layer.
Step 4: When completed, click the ink dropper to change the color of your canvas
Step 5: Screenshot your collage and save to your photo gallery on your device

Show us what you came up with. Use hashtag #dkcollagecreator when posting your masterpiece.

UNTITLED or CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, 2026
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Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

I’ve been in Inglewood for 4 years now. Having not grown up here and not being aware of the way this city used to be before all these changes it’s still very apparent how much gentrification is ravaging this city. Having conversations with natives who’ve spent their whole lives here you can hear it in their voices how deeply these changes are affecting them. Driving down Manchester, Prairie and Century you see these big ugly ass billboards everywhere constantly trying to sell you something. What exactly are these doing for the city? (Rhetorical question) How man people’s history are they building these billboards, stadiums and dystopian looking unaffordable apartment buildings atop of? How many Inglewood natives stories are suffocated underneath all of this “growth” all in the name of the 2028 Olympics?

UNTITLED or CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, 2026
9x14in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

I’ve been in Inglewood for 4 years now. Having not grown up here and not being aware of the way this city used to be before all these changes it’s still very apparent how much gentrification is ravaging this city. Having conversations with natives who’ve spent their whole lives here you can hear it in their voices how deeply these changes are affecting them. Driving down Manchester, Prairie and Century you see these big ugly ass billboards everywhere constantly trying to sell you something. What exactly are these doing for the city? (Rhetorical question) How man people’s history are they building these billboards, stadiums and dystopian looking unaffordable apartment buildings atop of? How many Inglewood natives stories are suffocated underneath all of this “growth” all in the name of the 2028 Olympics?

UNTITLED or CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, 2026
9x14in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

I’ve been in Inglewood for 4 years now. Having not grown up here and not being aware of the way this city used to be before all these changes it’s still very apparent how much gentrification is ravaging this city. Having conversations with natives who’ve spent their whole lives here you can hear it in their voices how deeply these changes are affecting them. Driving down Manchester, Prairie and Century you see these big ugly ass billboards everywhere constantly trying to sell you something. What exactly are these doing for the city? (Rhetorical question) How man people’s history are they building these billboards, stadiums and dystopian looking unaffordable apartment buildings atop of? How many Inglewood natives stories are suffocated underneath all of this “growth” all in the name of the 2028 Olympics?

UNTITLED or CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, 2026
9x14in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

I’ve been in Inglewood for 4 years now. Having not grown up here and not being aware of the way this city used to be before all these changes it’s still very apparent how much gentrification is ravaging this city. Having conversations with natives who’ve spent their whole lives here you can hear it in their voices how deeply these changes are affecting them. Driving down Manchester, Prairie and Century you see these big ugly ass billboards everywhere constantly trying to sell you something. What exactly are these doing for the city? (Rhetorical question) How man people’s history are they building these billboards, stadiums and dystopian looking unaffordable apartment buildings atop of? How many Inglewood natives stories are suffocated underneath all of this “growth” all in the name of the 2028 Olympics?

UNTITLED or CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, 2026
9x14in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

I’ve been in Inglewood for 4 years now. Having not grown up here and not being aware of the way this city used to be before all these changes it’s still very apparent how much gentrification is ravaging this city. Having conversations with natives who’ve spent their whole lives here you can hear it in their voices how deeply these changes are affecting them. Driving down Manchester, Prairie and Century you see these big ugly ass billboards everywhere constantly trying to sell you something. What exactly are these doing for the city? (Rhetorical question) How man people’s history are they building these billboards, stadiums and dystopian looking unaffordable apartment buildings atop of? How many Inglewood natives stories are suffocated underneath all of this “growth” all in the name of the 2028 Olympics?

UNTITLED or CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, 2026
9x14in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

I’ve been in Inglewood for 4 years now. Having not grown up here and not being aware of the way this city used to be before all these changes it’s still very apparent how much gentrification is ravaging this city. Having conversations with natives who’ve spent their whole lives here you can hear it in their voices how deeply these changes are affecting them. Driving down Manchester, Prairie and Century you see these big ugly ass billboards everywhere constantly trying to sell you something. What exactly are these doing for the city? (Rhetorical question) How man people’s history are they building these billboards, stadiums and dystopian looking unaffordable apartment buildings atop of? How many Inglewood natives stories are suffocated underneath all of this “growth” all in the name of the 2028 Olympics?

UNTITLED or CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, 2026
9x14in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

I’ve been in Inglewood for 4 years now. Having not grown up here and not being aware of the way this city used to be before all these changes it’s still very apparent how much gentrification is ravaging this city. Having conversations with natives who’ve spent their whole lives here you can hear it in their voices how deeply these changes are affecting them. Driving down Manchester, Prairie and Century you see these big ugly ass billboards everywhere constantly trying to sell you something. What exactly are these doing for the city? (Rhetorical question) How man people’s history are they building these billboards, stadiums and dystopian looking unaffordable apartment buildings atop of? How many Inglewood natives stories are suffocated underneath all of this “growth” all in the name of the 2028 Olympics?

UNTITLED or CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, 2026
9x14in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

I’ve been in Inglewood for 4 years now. Having not grown up here and not being aware of the way this city used to be before all these changes it’s still very apparent how much gentrification is ravaging this city. Having conversations with natives who’ve spent their whole lives here you can hear it in their voices how deeply these changes are affecting them. Driving down Manchester, Prairie and Century you see these big ugly ass billboards everywhere constantly trying to sell you something. What exactly are these doing for the city? (Rhetorical question) How man people’s history are they building these billboards, stadiums and dystopian looking unaffordable apartment buildings atop of? How many Inglewood natives stories are suffocated underneath all of this “growth” all in the name of the 2028 Olympics?

UNTITLED or CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, 2026
9x14in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

I’ve been in Inglewood for 4 years now. Having not grown up here and not being aware of the way this city used to be before all these changes it’s still very apparent how much gentrification is ravaging this city. Having conversations with natives who’ve spent their whole lives here you can hear it in their voices how deeply these changes are affecting them. Driving down Manchester, Prairie and Century you see these big ugly ass billboards everywhere constantly trying to sell you something. What exactly are these doing for the city? (Rhetorical question) How man people’s history are they building these billboards, stadiums and dystopian looking unaffordable apartment buildings atop of? How many Inglewood natives stories are suffocated underneath all of this “growth” all in the name of the 2028 Olympics?

UNTITLED or CONTROLLED ENVIRONMENT, 2026
9x14in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

I’ve been in Inglewood for 4 years now. Having not grown up here and not being aware of the way this city used to be before all these changes it’s still very apparent how much gentrification is ravaging this city. Having conversations with natives who’ve spent their whole lives here you can hear it in their voices how deeply these changes are affecting them. Driving down Manchester, Prairie and Century you see these big ugly ass billboards everywhere constantly trying to sell you something. What exactly are these doing for the city? (Rhetorical question) How man people’s history are they building these billboards, stadiums and dystopian looking unaffordable apartment buildings atop of? How many Inglewood natives stories are suffocated underneath all of this “growth” all in the name of the 2028 Olympics?

“AND IT DONT STOP or LOOPER”, 2026
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Paper collage mounted to watercolor paper

“AND IT DONT STOP or LOOPER”, 2026
22x30in
Paper collage mounted to watercolor paper

“AND IT DONT STOP or LOOPER”, 2026
22x30in
Paper collage mounted to watercolor paper

“AND IT DONT STOP or LOOPER”, 2026
22x30in
Paper collage mounted to watercolor paper

“AND IT DONT STOP or LOOPER”, 2026
22x30in
Paper collage mounted to watercolor paper

“AND IT DONT STOP or LOOPER”, 2026
22x30in
Paper collage mounted to watercolor paper

“AND IT DONT STOP or LOOPER”, 2026
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Paper collage mounted to watercolor paper

You are cordially invited to sit in and listen to HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS : A conversation with myself and @eniafe.isis Sunday May 24 - 2pm - 4pm at @vin_en_noirnapa . In this conversation we will discuss the thought process behind this body of work and what it means to be “home”. Come have a glass of wine and chill with us.

You are cordially invited to sit in and listen to HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS : A conversation with myself and @eniafe.isis Sunday May 24 - 2pm - 4pm at @vin_en_noirnapa . In this conversation we will discuss the thought process behind this body of work and what it means to be “home”. Come have a glass of wine and chill with us.

You are cordially invited to sit in and listen to HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS : A conversation with myself and @eniafe.isis Sunday May 24 - 2pm - 4pm at @vin_en_noirnapa . In this conversation we will discuss the thought process behind this body of work and what it means to be “home”. Come have a glass of wine and chill with us.

You are cordially invited to sit in and listen to HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS : A conversation with myself and @eniafe.isis Sunday May 24 - 2pm - 4pm at @vin_en_noirnapa . In this conversation we will discuss the thought process behind this body of work and what it means to be “home”. Come have a glass of wine and chill with us.

Precision. It’s all about the small details. 💧🗡️ 🥷

B*rn down your local AI data center

A.ISFOR4NARCHY, 2025
Mixed media collage on water color paper
23x29in

This conversation started with us discussing thoughts around technology and how we’ve gone beyond the point of no return with technological advancement. With AI being the most recent leap in evolution for us as a society, the thought that it’s only in its infancy stage is honestly horrifying. Not due to the technology itself but from our own motivations and ethics. Are we using it as a tool for building a better future or are we using it to contribute to our own demise?

By the end of this conversation we were able to break this subject wide open and pinpoint even more related topics such as ‘Environmental Racism’. Look at Elon Musk’s supercomputer xAI COLOSSUS that is creating an insanely toxic environment for the black community in Memphis, TN that its stationed in. “The facility’s behemoth methane gas turbines increase Memphis’s smog by 30-60% as they belch planet-warming nitrogen oxides and poisonous formaldehyde around the clock, pollutants linked to respiratory and cardiovascular disease.” Our leap in tech over the last decade has been insane to say the least. But at what cost? Who benefits from this and who will ultimately be paying for it with their lives? Burn it down? 🔥🍾

A.ISFOR4NARCHY is a mixed media collage on water color paper densely packed with layers on top of clear beads to elevate the composition adding depth that lets you know this is a living breathing piece of art. This is my first attempt at a new collage technique for myself using scale and negative spaceto my advantage.

B*rn down your local AI data center

A.ISFOR4NARCHY, 2025
Mixed media collage on water color paper
23x29in

This conversation started with us discussing thoughts around technology and how we’ve gone beyond the point of no return with technological advancement. With AI being the most recent leap in evolution for us as a society, the thought that it’s only in its infancy stage is honestly horrifying. Not due to the technology itself but from our own motivations and ethics. Are we using it as a tool for building a better future or are we using it to contribute to our own demise?

By the end of this conversation we were able to break this subject wide open and pinpoint even more related topics such as ‘Environmental Racism’. Look at Elon Musk’s supercomputer xAI COLOSSUS that is creating an insanely toxic environment for the black community in Memphis, TN that its stationed in. “The facility’s behemoth methane gas turbines increase Memphis’s smog by 30-60% as they belch planet-warming nitrogen oxides and poisonous formaldehyde around the clock, pollutants linked to respiratory and cardiovascular disease.” Our leap in tech over the last decade has been insane to say the least. But at what cost? Who benefits from this and who will ultimately be paying for it with their lives? Burn it down? 🔥🍾

A.ISFOR4NARCHY is a mixed media collage on water color paper densely packed with layers on top of clear beads to elevate the composition adding depth that lets you know this is a living breathing piece of art. This is my first attempt at a new collage technique for myself using scale and negative spaceto my advantage.

B*rn down your local AI data center

A.ISFOR4NARCHY, 2025
Mixed media collage on water color paper
23x29in

This conversation started with us discussing thoughts around technology and how we’ve gone beyond the point of no return with technological advancement. With AI being the most recent leap in evolution for us as a society, the thought that it’s only in its infancy stage is honestly horrifying. Not due to the technology itself but from our own motivations and ethics. Are we using it as a tool for building a better future or are we using it to contribute to our own demise?

By the end of this conversation we were able to break this subject wide open and pinpoint even more related topics such as ‘Environmental Racism’. Look at Elon Musk’s supercomputer xAI COLOSSUS that is creating an insanely toxic environment for the black community in Memphis, TN that its stationed in. “The facility’s behemoth methane gas turbines increase Memphis’s smog by 30-60% as they belch planet-warming nitrogen oxides and poisonous formaldehyde around the clock, pollutants linked to respiratory and cardiovascular disease.” Our leap in tech over the last decade has been insane to say the least. But at what cost? Who benefits from this and who will ultimately be paying for it with their lives? Burn it down? 🔥🍾

A.ISFOR4NARCHY is a mixed media collage on water color paper densely packed with layers on top of clear beads to elevate the composition adding depth that lets you know this is a living breathing piece of art. This is my first attempt at a new collage technique for myself using scale and negative spaceto my advantage.

B*rn down your local AI data center

A.ISFOR4NARCHY, 2025
Mixed media collage on water color paper
23x29in

This conversation started with us discussing thoughts around technology and how we’ve gone beyond the point of no return with technological advancement. With AI being the most recent leap in evolution for us as a society, the thought that it’s only in its infancy stage is honestly horrifying. Not due to the technology itself but from our own motivations and ethics. Are we using it as a tool for building a better future or are we using it to contribute to our own demise?

By the end of this conversation we were able to break this subject wide open and pinpoint even more related topics such as ‘Environmental Racism’. Look at Elon Musk’s supercomputer xAI COLOSSUS that is creating an insanely toxic environment for the black community in Memphis, TN that its stationed in. “The facility’s behemoth methane gas turbines increase Memphis’s smog by 30-60% as they belch planet-warming nitrogen oxides and poisonous formaldehyde around the clock, pollutants linked to respiratory and cardiovascular disease.” Our leap in tech over the last decade has been insane to say the least. But at what cost? Who benefits from this and who will ultimately be paying for it with their lives? Burn it down? 🔥🍾

A.ISFOR4NARCHY is a mixed media collage on water color paper densely packed with layers on top of clear beads to elevate the composition adding depth that lets you know this is a living breathing piece of art. This is my first attempt at a new collage technique for myself using scale and negative spaceto my advantage.

B*rn down your local AI data center

A.ISFOR4NARCHY, 2025
Mixed media collage on water color paper
23x29in

This conversation started with us discussing thoughts around technology and how we’ve gone beyond the point of no return with technological advancement. With AI being the most recent leap in evolution for us as a society, the thought that it’s only in its infancy stage is honestly horrifying. Not due to the technology itself but from our own motivations and ethics. Are we using it as a tool for building a better future or are we using it to contribute to our own demise?

By the end of this conversation we were able to break this subject wide open and pinpoint even more related topics such as ‘Environmental Racism’. Look at Elon Musk’s supercomputer xAI COLOSSUS that is creating an insanely toxic environment for the black community in Memphis, TN that its stationed in. “The facility’s behemoth methane gas turbines increase Memphis’s smog by 30-60% as they belch planet-warming nitrogen oxides and poisonous formaldehyde around the clock, pollutants linked to respiratory and cardiovascular disease.” Our leap in tech over the last decade has been insane to say the least. But at what cost? Who benefits from this and who will ultimately be paying for it with their lives? Burn it down? 🔥🍾

A.ISFOR4NARCHY is a mixed media collage on water color paper densely packed with layers on top of clear beads to elevate the composition adding depth that lets you know this is a living breathing piece of art. This is my first attempt at a new collage technique for myself using scale and negative spaceto my advantage.

B*rn down your local AI data center

A.ISFOR4NARCHY, 2025
Mixed media collage on water color paper
23x29in

This conversation started with us discussing thoughts around technology and how we’ve gone beyond the point of no return with technological advancement. With AI being the most recent leap in evolution for us as a society, the thought that it’s only in its infancy stage is honestly horrifying. Not due to the technology itself but from our own motivations and ethics. Are we using it as a tool for building a better future or are we using it to contribute to our own demise?

By the end of this conversation we were able to break this subject wide open and pinpoint even more related topics such as ‘Environmental Racism’. Look at Elon Musk’s supercomputer xAI COLOSSUS that is creating an insanely toxic environment for the black community in Memphis, TN that its stationed in. “The facility’s behemoth methane gas turbines increase Memphis’s smog by 30-60% as they belch planet-warming nitrogen oxides and poisonous formaldehyde around the clock, pollutants linked to respiratory and cardiovascular disease.” Our leap in tech over the last decade has been insane to say the least. But at what cost? Who benefits from this and who will ultimately be paying for it with their lives? Burn it down? 🔥🍾

A.ISFOR4NARCHY is a mixed media collage on water color paper densely packed with layers on top of clear beads to elevate the composition adding depth that lets you know this is a living breathing piece of art. This is my first attempt at a new collage technique for myself using scale and negative spaceto my advantage.

I remember years and years ago the first time I flew to LA to visit my cousin; right before we landed. That last 15-20min of flying into the city you can see the desert climate change to mountains then the valleys and ocean way off into the distance. The first thing I said to myself was “I’m gonna live here one day.” I’ve been in love with the west ever since. Having access to all these different landscapes and terrains within an hour drive in any direction has always been like heaven to me. I knew it before the plane touched the ground that I’d be back here for good one day.

What came with that decision to move out west was the incredible opportunities I’ve been afforded in my career as an artist. Experiences I’ve had here in LA are some that I know I’d never have anywhere else. I’m forever a student to art and living in LA has been like being in grad school with the amount of knowledge I’ve gained over the years. I’m doing a lot of talking but what I’m getting at is that I’ll forever be grateful for what I’ve been blessed with her during these 8 long years in my new home. The goal is to take that knowledge and use it along with my gifts to add value to my community and everywhere my presence is felt. Being a transplant here knowing I’m taking up space is something that is not lost on me so while I’m here I wish to leave this place better than I found it. Not just for me but for all.

MIRACLE, 2024
MR.MORALE, 2024
MOTHERLAND, 2024
YEARBOOK, 2024
STOKE, 2024

I really went on a crazy run 2023 - 2024

MIRACLE, 2024
MR.MORALE, 2024
MOTHERLAND, 2024
YEARBOOK, 2024
STOKE, 2024

I really went on a crazy run 2023 - 2024

MIRACLE, 2024
MR.MORALE, 2024
MOTHERLAND, 2024
YEARBOOK, 2024
STOKE, 2024

I really went on a crazy run 2023 - 2024

MIRACLE, 2024
MR.MORALE, 2024
MOTHERLAND, 2024
YEARBOOK, 2024
STOKE, 2024

I really went on a crazy run 2023 - 2024

MIRACLE, 2024
MR.MORALE, 2024
MOTHERLAND, 2024
YEARBOOK, 2024
STOKE, 2024

I really went on a crazy run 2023 - 2024

“FROM OTHER WORLDS THEY CAME , TO OTHER WORLDS THEY’LL RETURN”, 2026

11 x 15in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

“FROM OTHER WORLDS THEY CAME , TO OTHER WORLDS THEY’LL RETURN”, 2026

11 x 15in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

“FROM OTHER WORLDS THEY CAME , TO OTHER WORLDS THEY’LL RETURN”, 2026

11 x 15in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

“FROM OTHER WORLDS THEY CAME , TO OTHER WORLDS THEY’LL RETURN”, 2026

11 x 15in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

“FROM OTHER WORLDS THEY CAME , TO OTHER WORLDS THEY’LL RETURN”, 2026

11 x 15in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

“FROM OTHER WORLDS THEY CAME , TO OTHER WORLDS THEY’LL RETURN”, 2026

11 x 15in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

“FROM OTHER WORLDS THEY CAME , TO OTHER WORLDS THEY’LL RETURN”, 2026

11 x 15in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

“FROM OTHER WORLDS THEY CAME , TO OTHER WORLDS THEY’LL RETURN”, 2026

11 x 15in
Paper collage mounted on watercolor paper

This piece is for a new series I’m working on (currently untitled) to piggyback off of my latest series HOME IS WHERE THE HATRED IS where I explore what the word HOME means to me. This time I want to explore what community and love means. My entire life I’ve been held down and taken care of by Black women. Mothers, aunties, church moms, friend’s moms etc. The love and protection from women I’ve been blessed to be on the receiving end of my whole life has covered me more than words can describe. That type of love almost feels other worldly. This collage is a visual expression of what that means to me.

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Yesterday I quit my job to get back to focusing solely on my career. Let’s just say it was time to take a leap of faith and bet it all on myself again with no outside distractions. Probably a terrible time to make a decision like that but when is there ever a good time to go after it?

One thing I want to do differently now is let y’all in on what my creative process is like and what projects I’m currently working on. One of my good artist homies told me I should so here’s an attempt at being more open. I always play this mysterious game with my IG by posting most of my personal stuff to my story because it disappears after 24hrs so by the time I’m embarrassed at how vulnerable I was it’s already gone. Plus I don’t like to show my face on this account as much because I’d rather garner attention for what I can create with my hands rather than what I look like or what I’m wearing. But I’m always down to challenge my thoughts and try something different.

I say all this to say that going forward I will attempt to be a bit more transparent with my art and engage with my audience more so you get a deeper understanding of where this work comes from and who I am. In this reel you’re seeing how i put together this collage and what the atmosphere in my space is like during the cr