Artist Statement
I’ve developed a unique art style which I’ve coined, “Indie Pop Art,” which celebrates the noble beauty and divine nature of people of indigenous descent and contemporary American culture. Incorporating my love of aboriginal dot painting and the use of negative and positive space to weave across canvases, I draw power from roots deep in sacred African and Native American art, spirituality, and ritual. This art piece was inspired by my favorite book and the character “Pecola,” whose story resonated with me and millions of other little black girls who struggled to fit the typical standard of beauty thus wishing for “blue eyes,” including Oprah Winfrey and Viola Davis. To me “Embracing Our Differences” must also include embracing and celebrating what makes every individual beautiful, unique, and worthy of love. You never know, they may grow up to be an Academy Award winning actress or the first black woman billionaire.