I never stop thinking, even when I’m art-ing. Here’s the behind-the-scenes to some of my art pieces, rambles about my process in general, and reflections on my experience at various exhibits and events.
Presence in Profile
I really wasn’t planning on making a self-portrait. I was just desperate to hold onto hope.
I’m Not Not a Professional
October destroyed me, but I’m giving myself credit for the ways I’m growing. Still.
Hands to Reach, Reaching for Me
Familiarity piqued my curiosity, beckoned me to community, and has become both a comfort and a challenge as I continue learning, sharing, and growing.
An Unlikely Crown
There are a million sayings about the things that were meant to kill you. Does it make you stronger or just stranger? Probably a bit of both, with a whole lot of trauma on top–but may there also be room for hope.
For Livelihood and Liberation
A few thoughts prompted by my recent visit an exhibit called The Truth of Freedom: African Diaspora to Afrofuturism.
Bench-Warming Dreams
I’d love to table a booth one day at an art market, and I had the opportunity to talk to a few artists doing just that. But…there is more to my path that hasn’t been revealed yet.
Art, Artist, Artistry…
What kind of artist am I? That’s a good question–for other people to answer. I’m still learning how to be a person.
A Place for Anger
The more I work on illustrations for my poetry compilation, the more I grapple with a whole mess of things I didn’t realize I’d been grieving.
Artistic Linguistics, Part 2
Dark days and bright nights. Thoughts on returning to art with deeper honesty and the hope of healing.
Artistic Linguistics, Part 1
As an artist born of that particular angst that comes from the middle school years, this is what I have to say for myself.
V. H. King's Ink 