I’m closing in on the final stretch of my forthcoming novel, Bands of a Small Hurricane (OCT 2022) , and wanted to share a little project I’ve been working on… Read More
ART FOR LITERATURE & PERSONAL NOSTALGIA
Genre: Grantee Story
Behind the Scenes VLOG: Steel Magnolias
We open this week, Friday April 29th, 2022. We’re in the midst of dress rehearsals and I wanted to share a video blog of what a typical day looks like… Read More
On Holocaust Remembrance Day, 2022
I often read this poem by Pastor Martin Niemöller as a touchstone, particularly now, as I embark on research for a new play based on characters from Shakespeare’s The Merchant… Read More
Louis Comfort Tiffany’s Life and Art: Part 1
This week I thought I’d switch things up by talking about another artists’ work, the work of Louis Comfort Tiffany. Artists must go out into the world to look at… Read More
New Works in Progress
Currently I am preparing new prints for two upcoming shows in June. The pencil studies shown here are for the next series of prints called Cosmos/ Chaos II. In preparation… Read More
My Story is about Self-Love
Shhh, Don’t Say That: History Matters
Quite possibly the most infuriating comment ever uttered, and I have heard this several times over my life/career, most frequently by students is, “…I don’t want to study history because… Read More
How I got “hooked” on art – Part 3: Connecting the dots
This week I’ll complete the story of my Cuban relatives’ immigration to the United States. I’ll also connect the dots between my temporary art studio, where I completed my first… Read More
Books 2
As the first summer reading list was well received, I thought I would throw in a second collection of art+design books that every artist should read. Enjoy. Context, history and… Read More
Afrofuturism, afroQuantum, and The Black Goddess
A few years ago, I wrote poetic piece o’ conjure for Gerald Jenkins’ photo-novel It’s After The End Of The World. I didn’t know him when Darius James asked me… Read More
