I received my BFA from the College for Creative Studies where I learned that photography is not just an art form but also a tool that serves as a guide to our past and a conduit for storytelling.
My work celebrates the art of history and heritage. It documents a balance of renewal and conservation within my community. It preserves memories and repurposes things that are abandoned. It writes a narrative of hope. It holds on to the things we often forget, serving as a reminder to never lose sight of the past, as it makes way for the future.
In addition to using photography as a form of creative expression, I practice several traditional handicrafts, including needlework and beadwork to explore my identity as a mother and a woman of color. Drawing upon the historical and creative foundation of African Material Culture, the objects of adornment I make by hand, serve as another vessel for preserving and passing down ancestral knowledge. I love working with found materials, reclaimed wood, plant pigments from my garden, and colorful beads.
