A few videos from yours truly!!!

Please Ignore the little horn I have in the front... It was ripped out and look absolutely atrocious! But, having just started my locks and knows how weak my edges were something to this extent was expected but all the at risk locks are doing well, growing thriving and better then ever!




Just my quick (or not) feeling on the Oprah episode on the "good Hair" documentary! Check it and tell me your feelings on the episode if you caught it! Have a good rest of the day cause you're worth it!

revalations

So...I'm totally threw with the artificial life. What!?!? She's already natural so what could her loony self be talking about?!?! I'm talking about the nails and body portion of my temple. I'm done getting my nails done, I'm weening myself off of the crap I put in my body, I'm relegating my hair regimen consist of about four products at most and no more perfumes, commercial body washes and products and revamping my life.
For those that don't know, which should be all of you, I've been dealing with a lot of change and I feel that should also include the way I'm living my life. Now, I'm a pretty health conscious person but after reading my girl Rawshida's (http://rawrenewedrashida.blogspot.com/ ) blog (which is such an excellent source of information on truly healthy lifestyles, and I really wanted to redefine how I eat and how these food affect my mind, body and soul. I'm blessed to have raw foodies in my corner, my boyfriend's whole family sans him are raw foodies, and they really help my decsion. TB's mom hasn't eaten meat in some 30+ years. She looks great, you can tell her body is in tip top shape and she is so energetic and is simply stunning. One of those types of women that you cant real tell how old she is because she looks great. I wanna be like that and that means I have to have a level of discipline that I've yet to master. I really think this change is for the best because I can't live my life in excess forever. One day I will raise a child and I want them to want for nothing but have values that mean they are wasteful brats. Ya dig. IDK I just feel that its time for me to do some pairing down for the sake of my wallet and my general life. I hope you all can follow me cause i will keep all the progress on this blog... Now see I don't want to completely lose like a person but I would like to lose some of my belly fat! Possibly gain some ab-age...You know. I feel I'm not asking too much if I have discipline. Now, I already LOVE the gym but I'm not exactly partial to ab work but I feel at 23 I should be in the best shape of my life and I want to know one: when I have kids it wont be torture because those core muscles are tight and will remain that way well after children. But, I also want to lose this belly fat because it is something I've always struggled with. I remember being a kid with a wish list that include a great stomach! I feel I'll never be "perfect" but ain't nothing wrong with getting close. It doesn't hurt I'll look great on the beach...One of my favorite places. So follow me while I get rid of my life of excess. Weight, lifestyle and other crap!

Artists I'm currently loving! oh and August 30th the greatest day of the year...My birthday!

I wanted to highlight some amazing artist that I've scoped out in the past few months. Its been much too long since I did a blog post on artists I'm feeling and that's just a shame. I love art and love feeling like I can help make a different within he field. As for me, I like to call myself and art historical type,. Though I've painted, sketched, sculpted, designed and a number of other mediums. In my heart of hearts, I know non of those fields I'll ever really excel in other then in the realm of personal satisfaction and fun. But, who cares... For me I know creating and designing jewelry is a passion I love and with the capacity I consume it I might as well create it! Lol Newho I truly digress!!!

Rachel D. Crouch
http://rachelcrouch.com/home.html
She's an amazing Howard educated lady with a keen sense of her aesthetic and a excellent execution. Certainly an artist to watch in the coming years...Did I mention this lovely lady is locked as well...


"History IV: Faith"
2009
Newspaper and Charcoal
40x30
$600


"Street Love"
Medium: Acrylic
Size: 30x40

Johnnie Bess
http://www.johnniebess.webs.com
http://www.myspace.com
Now This man is the real deal! It doesn't hurt that we share a birthday, but for real the man is stellar at his craft. I love the way he juxtaposes his detail figure pieces with surrealist feeling backgrounds. He his also a Howard educated artist with a few awards to tout as well. The man's got skills and he is also a locked cat!


Untitled
Mixed media/ acrylic


Still lands
acrylic

Shaun Ward
http://wardfolio.blogspot.com/
I actually don't know too much about this artist but his brand of comic styling are amazing. Being that my current collaborative works are creating a graphic novel I myself have gained a new sense of respect for the art form but also I have gained much more knowledge on what it takes to create such painstakingly detailed works of art. My hat goes off to him and the piece I'm featuring I adore ( well all of the featured works I adore) but one day when I'm a millionaire I'm going to commission this man to do this piece in my daughters wall...No jokes, I love it that much... Check it out



Love thy self
digital print (I could be wrong)


Parallel & Losix

Brianna Mccarthy
http://briannamccarthy.blogspot.com/
Another artiste I'm feeling is Brianna McCarthy... Her work is so beautiful and makes me think of words like, pretty, whimsical, dainty, melancholy, modern, lady like, and demure. She works a lot within the African American female aesthetic and definitely plus and she has this very characteristic look of her pieces. another signature element is the hair. Her pieces with flows tresses of all textures and type look to stay consistently natural and make it and absolute joy to view her work. Her pieces are wonderful iconography of modern black women and as a black woman who will one day have a Black daughter, works like this are the type of thing I want to have her look at and feel confident about herself. The works are simply stunning and did I mention she too is a natural!


Joy


Ana

Jasika Nicole
http://www.jasikanicole.com/
Now, iF your looking for definitive renaissance women... Well look no more cause Jasika defines just that. Begin and accomplished actress by day and artist by night. Lol, I was first introduced to her work by a friend how know I would love her work and said her work "reminds her of me cause they "look like me(?)"" That might be too far but I love her work. I thin it's hip and fun, cute and intricate. She really has a knack for young naturals and a lot of her works are just that. I wish the sketches were in color darn it... But we can't get it all and there beautiful as is anyway!


Sketches



NAd that's it.. for now I knwo I will have mush more in a few days but for nwow I'm pooped and ready for my Birthdya tomorrow! woooo!

Hello beautiful black people!

I wanted to ask a question and see what you my followers had to say about it.

What kind of man do you attract? Has it changed? Is it the same? Are you married single divorced? How haw your hair journey affected your love life, if at all....

I know me personally I can't speak as well on behalf of this because I went natural at age 13. However, I can say that during my press days I wasn't so much less confident but certainly more cautious of what i did and the limitation on my life led me to have issue with men. As, a cheerleader it was hard for me and my then boyfriend to have intimate encounters (non sexual of course, I was a virgin) but Even simple caressing lead to fear of head touching. the ultimate no no. One particular incident that will forever stick in my mind is one night at a club. It was my freshman year of college and I was back for the summer hanging with my girls in an ultra packed club. I had just gotten my hair pressed earlier that weeks so I knew I was poppin. I was just dancing and chatting and minding my own business when my crush at the time, Calvin H.(Mr. resident everything at Howard; good looking super intelligent, funny and available!!!)who was also from California, walked in. I ran to the bathroom to Gussie my self up only to look in the mirror grief stricken at the unsightly mess upon my head. I was so upset I started hyperventilating and crying.... Yes, crying in the club bathroom on the floor. I stormed out the club as Calvin tried to get my attention. Oh the horror. To add insult to injury, later that night I went to the car, got my flat iron out and began pressing my hair in the ihop bathroom. Not only was it awkward, but the smell was horrendous. After Thai My hair began to break and I started looking for an alternative ASAP! It began with a weave and then liberating myself. It's funny, I stopped crushing on him the next year and he got a girlfriend. A beautiful, chocolate girl, with a TWA!!!!! Yes, had I not been so ignorant I may have learned that he like women the way they are!!! But You live and you learn.

But back onto the men that I attract due to my natural hair. I must say that I've never had an issue since those high school days with a man and my hair... I actually see my permie friends have more issues. Now IDK if its cause I live in DC, IDK if its cause I'm more confident, IDK if its cause I'm in better physical shape but I do know that I'm happily in a relationship with the literal man of my dreams...Who is natural himself, ha a natural family and wants one went we get married. SO, for me natural is a way of life!!!

Beautiful Black Iconography!

This Dread Barbie are also super cute.. I saw them on Naturally Beautiful's blog. Of which I absolutely love btw!!!!
On: http://www.bebarbie.net/2008/07/unique-barbie-doll-re-roots.html
One can find the Dreadlock and Natural Barbies! They're by a woman named Vanessa!!! I love them... I can't wait to buy so I can support this Black female entrepreneur! Very Cool











































I love her! I wish she was around while I was growing up! GEESH! Luckily, I came from a household where my dad was quick to throwaway the white dolls I got from my predominantly White peers as presents. I know, its extreme but he'd buy a new one in its place. I had maybe at best one white doll and I seldom played with it. We eventually tried to make it into a white Ken doll for our friend. Unsuccessfully, of course. We need a petition for Black parents and peers alike to buy Black dolls for our children. Regardless how foolish it seems, it affects our psyche.