Tally

reclaimed antique adding machine, silkscreened Freedman's Bureau Bank ledger (circa late 1800s) on canvas strips. 2024

WallPAPER of Respect: On Paper (series)

2020-2021. Acrylic Paint Silkscreen on Paper, found document text from the Freedman's Savings and Trust Bank 18"x24"
This ledger page information was mined from the National Archives, which documents the assets of a group of post- civil war veterans, entrepreneurs and labor force workers circa 1872.  Financial wellness and repair remains a staple within most dinner table conversations past, present and future, and is an extension of proper care and nourishment of both family and community. This work celebrates the legacy of those who laid the groundwork for the hope and promise of self-sufficiency through generational wealth and community fiscal wellness during a time of near impossibility. The ledger features an individual with the same surname as myself, the artist. The document shapeshifts in various contexts within my making practice"

(ledger 3 detail)

(ledger 4 detail)

WallPAPER of Respect: Mint(y)

This wallpaper decor series was inspired by the 1967 Wall of Respect mural created by artists of the Organization of Black American Culture. It celebrates some of the first Black entrepreneurs of the late 19th century who, against all odds, had begun to lay the groundwork for generational and community fiscal wellness. I affectionately refer to them as some of America's first Black 'fiscal heroes'. One of the individuals from this adapted bank ledger document (circa late 1800s) mined from the National Archives, features an individual with my same surname.

Eau De HR40: Air of/by/for Diasporic Africa

2020. Reclaimed atomizer perfume bottle, shredded American currency, air. 3.5"x4.5"

This Duchampian -esque Eau De Perfum encapsulates the essence of breath and the promise of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness through wealth equity and repair.

On Papers

Freedmen's Bureau Bank ledger (circa 1800s) manufacture printed on satin, printed chiffon scarf, artist canvas
2024

Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Canvas Mobile 6)

2015. Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performed as interventions at tier 1 Art Fairs.

(side detail)

(rear detail)

Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Canvas Mobile 3)

2015. Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performed as interventions at tier 1 Art Fairs.

Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Canvas Mobile 5)

2015. Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performed as interventions at tier 1 Art Fairs.

(rear detail)

(micro- detail)

Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Inaugural Canvas Mobile)

2014. Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performed as interventions at tier 1 Art Fairs.

Black Pepper Seasoning and Other Cooking Ingredients (Canvas Mobile 1)

2014. Laser Cut Artist Canvases constructed into garments and performed as interventions at tier 1 Art Fairs.

(detail)