Gratitude, gratitude, gratitude!

I am a firm believer that along my life path I must take time to express and extend my gratitude to the people and circumstances that have got me to where I am today and to where I will go in the future. Everything and everybody who I've crossed paths with came to show me something, reflect something, teach something and/or simply be something I needed at those moments in my life and for that I am truly grateful.

In this week's episode I'm taking y'all into the depths of what inspired the many elements of my recent art installation entitled "The seeds that were planted led me here" which is on view at the Hyde Park Art Center in Chicago, IL as part of the Beneath the Visible group exhibition curated by the incredible Silvia Inés Gonzalez.

Check out more images of my installation here

In this episode I'm reflecting back on my most recent trip to Asheville, NC where I was invited to participate in a panel on Black Foodways, a communal dinner that was catered by Chef BJ Dennis and an art show at Noir AVL in downtown Asheville. I came back from this trip so nourished and so full from the conversations I had and the people I met.

Do check out Noir AVL (@noircollectiveavl) and follow all of the work they are doing for the community and learn more about Chef BJ Dennis (@chefbjdennis) through this online article from the Charleston Magazine