
Commentary On The Rising Tide Of Homelessness. What Does It Say About Us When Our Nation Can Spend 10b For Building A Telescope For Space Exploration But Can’t Provide Affordable Housing And Get Good People Out Of Tents ?


CIRCE
Acrylic/mixed medium on board
“Circe”, the daughter of the sun god Helios, who carries the supernatural power to transform humans into other beings in order to reveal their true nature.
Flower: “Pink”… represent inner peace, compassion,
BLACK COTTON
36x48inch
Aacrylic/mixed medium on wood board
Commentary on the exploitation of America’s prison labor by the for-profit business sector.
PIECE OF A MAN
24x30in acrylic/ mixed medium on wood board
Commentary on the determined struggle of the marginalized to be seen and heard…
The flower of god is Dianthus caryophyllus or Carnation . The name is a fusion of the Greek words “dios” and “anthos.” The Greek god Zeus is depicted by “dios,” and “anthos” means flower. That’s why the Carnation is recognized as “God’s Flower.”
Yellow carnations are the symbol of Taita Inti, or father sun.
The symbol of the Adinkra represents
Defiance and determination, a willingness to take action.
Lion represents strength
HOME ON THE RANGE
acrylic/mixed medium on wood board..Commentary on the ever rising price of dignity , and the willingness of the dispossessed to fight for itThe Andinkra word “Aya” and the Fern symbol means “I am not afraid of you” ( Andinkra symbol designed by “Asante” Craftsmen of Ghana.
BALLAD OF BASS REEVES
Acrylic/ mixed medium on board / Forgotten Black American History Series
PARADISO
Acrylic and mixed medium across three wood boards
BALLAD OF HARRY AND HARRIETTE
36×42 acrylic/ mixed medium on wood board
Harry T. and Harriette Moore, a Florida couple active in the civil rights movement, paid the ultimate price for the freedoms won for their community when they were brutally killed by Ku Klux Klan members in their own home in 1951. By the time of their death, Florida had the highest number of registered Black voters, far more than any other Southern states.
YOU TOO
36x 42inches acrylic/mix medium on wood board
Commentary on America’s seeming loss of compassion
NO FRIENDS
30x40in acrylic/mix medium on wood board
APOLLO
acrylic/mixed medium on wood board 30x40in
Commentary on the endurance of the Black American family
The plow and the number 40 represent what was promised. The Afro head and canoe represent the Black diaspora’s journey from here to eternity
Your Ignorance Will Not Protect you
36in x 48in
Acrylic, colage on wood board
Commentary on the summer of police violence against the first amendment that prohibits Congress from “prohibiting … the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances.” After all, dissent in the American colonies was harshly punished by the British monarchy prior to independence, often through violent means.
HELLO STRANGER
Size: 36x42in.
Medium: Acrylic /mixed medium on wood board
Commentary on the anonymity of poor and dispossessed in our capitalist culture.Symbols Interpretation: The Shaman Star is a Native American symbol used by majority of tribe shamans to indicate his/her position. It is also commonly referred to as the North Star emblematic of better days ahead. The Horned Serpent also a Native American symbol (Plain State Tribes) represents a undefeated spirit as well as personal renewal of spirit shedding the past, boldly striding into the future. Other graffiti iconography taken directly from the street, speaks to being in the presents of a rebel about to take it to another level.
Error: Contact form not found.