Another Time

Another Time

Bradley Stevens
Oil on linen
38 x 48 inches (L x W)

Bridges of a Promise (Amanda Gorman)

Bridges of a Promise (Amanda Gorman)

Cheryl Elmo
watercolor on aquaboard
24 x 18 inches (L x W)

Casa Americana

Casa Americana

Kristine Mays
painted steel wire, metal, cloth and beads
13 x 12 x 9 inches (L x W x D)
Worry dolls, prayers, and babies in cages -- in America. A useless key for people who seek refuge.

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof

Kristine Mays
painted steel wire
39 x 19 x 12 inches (L x W x D)
The restlessness and the longing, like the longing that is in the whistle of a faraway train. Except that the longing isn't really in the whistle... It is in you. - Meindert DeJong

Colin Kaepernick

Colin Kaepernick

Mihira Karra
fabric collage
28 x 28 inches (L x W)

Delta Girl

Delta Girl

Kristine Mays
painted steel wire
38 x 14 x 8 inches (L x W x D)
Intelligence is the Torch of Wisdom.

Elegant Restraint #2

Elegant Restraint #2

Kristine Mays
painted steel wire
44 x 21 x 9 inches (L x W x D)
She had authentic magnetism. The way she listened was more eloquent than speech.

Fates of Change

Fates of Change

Cheryl Elmo
watercolor
24 x 36 inches (L x W)

Freedom

Freedom

Kristine Mays
painted steel wire
18 x 15 x 12 inches (L x W x D)
This work was birth out of a nagging within. The imagery came to me and cried out to be brought forth. Thoughts on Harriet Tubman running through weeds on her way to freedom came to mind. Layers emerged as I began to create. My mind turned to the restrictions placed on black and brown people every day. Where can we go without question, where we are not allowed to tread? The spaces in which one must continually look over their shoulder become more prevalent than not. And just where is this freedom? Where it is ok to exhale and relax your shoulders, allowing your bare feet a chance to walk through grass? Slavery never ended and slaves get their feet cut off if they run too far. Do you ever get a chance to stroll and meander through the grassy knoll or is life full of running on cracked concrete, stepping over broken glass and weeds that poke through cement? My longing for more is infused in the steel wire that speaks of both confinement and boundlessness. It the dichotomy between acknowledgment of what is, and hope for future.

I am Here

I am Here

Kristine Mays
painted steel wire
30 x 26 x 19 inches (L x W x D)
You are a woman. Skin and bones. Veins and nerves. Hair and sweat. You are not made of metaphors. No apologies. No excuses. - Sarah Kay

Legacy

Legacy

Kristine Mays
painted steel wire and cord
30 x 50 x 5 inches (L x W x D)
A gold cord represents the bond throughout generations- the strand of DNA, the mark of generations, the experiences and wisdom of the ancestors passed along as golden nuggets of wisdom and protection. We are both the student and the teacher as we move about in the world. How you operate and live shifts gains purpose and intention when you build with legacy in mind.

Michelle Obama

Michelle Obama

Mihira Karra
fabric collage
24 x 24 inches (L x W)

President Biden

President Biden

Mihira Karra
Fabric collage
22 x 18 inches (L x W)

President Obama

President Obama

Bradley Stevens
oil on linen
58 x 38 inches (L x W)

Sweetwater Oshun

Sweetwater Oshun

Kristine Mays
painted steel wire
45 x 22 x 11 inches (L x W x D)
Oshun is the African goddess of love and sweet waters, known for healing, fertility and prosperity. “The embodiment of Oshun transcends age and physical western views. It is a concept of grandeur -- a voluptuousness, a spiritual arousal. It is the liquid that continually flows wet between the thighs of the women who can see through spiritual sexual eyes. There are no age limits or weight issues. It's all about perception." - Anthony McKissic

The Color of Change

The Color of Change

Cheryl Elmo
watercolor
19 x 25 inches (L x W)

Through the Cherry Trees

Through the Cherry Trees

Bradley Stevens
oil on linen
27 x 37 inches (L x W)

Va-Va-Voom!

Va-Va-Voom!

Kristine Mays
painted steel wire
43 x 18 x 12 inches (L x W x D)
Make sure they have fallen in love with your spirit. First. Your body second. - Nayyirah Waheed

VP Kamala Harris

VP Kamala Harris

Mihira Karra
fabric collage
22 x 18 inches (L x W)

War on Fertile Ground

War on Fertile Ground

Kristine Mays
painted steel wire and plaster infused gauze
40 x 20 x 12 inches (L x W x D)
When did it become ok for old white men of legislation to rule matters of life as if by governance they were suddenly given the role of creator? Why do births or death hinge on matters of riches and value rather than mere humanity? The war begins before a heartbeat strikes.