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calling all activists

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Waving Pan-African Flag Patch

STOP KILLING US! Patch

LGBTQIA+ Flag Patches

We Are Not Okay Patch

Protect Our Voices Patch

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I made this stamp circa 2020 and thought it would

I made this stamp circa 2020 and thought it would pair well with these patches I just had for a project I'm working on. I love how, regardless of medium, my art is always in concert with each other.

#embroidet #textileart #fiberart #blockprint

Dr. Cynthia B. Dillard's methodology of surrender

Dr. Cynthia B. Dillard's methodology of surrender is essentially the driving force that powered through my dissertation, and for that I'm grateful. I pondered over what it meant to surrender for months as I watched it come alive between the pages of my dissertation and in my life.

I just ordered her book The Spirit of Our Work: Black Women Teachers (Re)Member secondhand. Much to my surprise it's signed by her! And it was under $10. I feel so grateful.

#bookish #cynthiabdillard

I'm on the planning committee for and speaking at

I'm on the planning committee for and speaking at the BWSA Virtual Symposium this year. And y'all there are some amazing speakers at this wonderful event. Early bird registration ends in just a couple of days. Register here: BWSASymposium.VFairs.com

I just finished another mini journal. I started wr

I just finished another mini journal. I started writing in these little journals as a brain dump a few years ago, and it quickly turned into a daily practice. It's evolved much since then, and I'm glad to look back on how I've evolved with it. On to the next one.

#pocketjournal #microjournaling

I started reading this book at a time when I wasn'

I started reading this book at a time when I wasn't ready, so my circumstances rejected it. I don't think I was yet at that point of healing that this required. I reacquainted with this book about a week ago when my spirit; psyche; and circumstance were ready, and it has been the most healing. I've been using it to journal my morning pages. Gather by @octaviaraheem

#journaling #morningpages #octaviaraheem

I took some photos for my birthday one year, and I

I took some photos for my birthday one year, and I was so in a bout with depression that I couldn’t stand to look at them afterwards. Every time I dolled up and took photos, I couldn’t stop hiding the photos. This is actually my first time looking at them since. In honor of the month of love, I’m freeing myself to be myself.

I finally got around to my monthly moodboard colla

I finally got around to my monthly moodboard collage and completed it. I was inspired by Galentine’s day and MySpace and a few patches that are available in my shop. (btdubs I’ve still got a sale going on until the end of the month!)
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#moodboard #patches #handmade #collage #y2kinspo

I've been doing well with tracking my reading and

I've been doing well with tracking my reading and media this year. These are my reads for this week. These are in honor of not only Black History month but my research and studies as well.

Did I spend the last 24 hours making a miniature q

Did I spend the last 24 hours making a miniature quilt and embroidered pillow for my art/junk journal?
I did.
I'm making a worship art/junk journal and one of the verses that hit me was Matthew 11:28. I thought about what resting looked like to me (and my ancestry): quilting, textiles, preserving, working with my hands. I've been reading Alice Walker's "Everyday Use" and bell hooks' 'Belonging' so quilting felt at home. I also hand tied it with crochet yarn for my grannies.

#miniquilt #textile

So much of my art is comprised of me crafting fat

So much of my art is comprised of me crafting fat Black women doing nothing but loving on themselves from a place of leisure. I have zero desire to ever display Black women doing anything other than that. We deserve to have lives as soft as our bellies, surrounded by whimsy and ease too. The world is super heavy. This is how I lighten it.

If you’re in the neighborhood for some patches (am

If you’re in the neighborhood for some patches (among other cute handmade things) I’m hosting a sale this month. Check out http://createbylani.etsy.com for the full collection.

I didn’t realize how difficult it was for me to lo

I didn’t realize how difficult it was for me to look at myself this past year till I saw how few pictures I took of myself. That really showed me how much I had lost myself and how my self-perception had shifted for the worse. To combat that, I returned to myself and the love I gave her, starting with this series of photos where I turn myself into art. I’m sorry to my past self for forgetting how to love.

#selfportrait #portrait #collage

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