These masks are making me crazy! After a while, they become hairy and tend to be needy of my salt and pepper beard, pulling it from my face I can feel those lonely fibers grabbing and grasping at my beard pleading, don't go! Let me stay! Like a complicated relationship, you hold on till you have to let go.
In the beginning, these masks were like life itself. Like the Michael Jackson song, Don't stop till you get enough, I collected them because I had no access to them. In the beginning, my demeanor was cautious and concerned wary of anyone who was footloose and fancy-free. These days I feel like I'm wrapped in a cocoon of hot salty breath with hints of mint that makes me a cranky man who wants to give you a swift wack with a stick with the speed of a baseball bat now that is way cranky! So I wear these masks with the intent of staying safe during what I call the "great social experiment" I do appreciate all the creativity out there from homegrown to couture, there sure has been an avalanche of different masks out there.
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It's going on two weeks since Chadwick Boseman a man beyond his years went too soon he is best known as the Black Panther a career-defining film. Along with 42, he will be remembered as an actor who had enormous talent was already on his way to doing great things. Sadly he has left his family and the rest of the world.
The legacy he leaves us is rich with talent, kindness, as well as perseverance in the site of obstacles such as his fight with colon cancer news of his death is surreal and honestly mind blowing. I take it he was preparing the world for his passing when he showed a short video of himself looking thin people said hurtful things in hindsight they were foolish I hope they are sorry about the things that were said. Chadwick has taught us to use our talents and other resources so we will be able to do more and see more to help more and to inspire more people to use theirs. It's reported that during his short yet successful career in Hollywood The last four years he had countless surgeries and chemotherapy in between and during filming, you would have never known. There is no complaining from a man (me) who works two jobs Chadwick inspires me to do even more yet to be careful enough not to fall flat on my face. So the best we can do to uplift his legacy is to be kind, dogmatic at what we do, and be a personal success to ourselves and create a legacy that includes kindness and inspiration. Wakanda Forever There is this man I usually cross paths with on the way to and from work he gets around by wheel chair the clincher is he moves it by his feet I take it he has given up on using his hands a long time ago and sometimes he will even stand hunched over and push it himself, no one ever helps him when I think of this I'm humbled and I lift my bag of bones up to carry on with my day. It is so easy to get hung up on problems, personal and professional yet we must keep moving "I will call this the art of Perseverance". It’s not easy going alone yet the foolishness one would have to put up with is less and less headaches as well! We do need people to keep us moving and hopeful you just have to make sure that the peeps you pick are not from the barrel, if your human I assume you are you have made mistakes a few even and there will be some to come so choose wisely and remember to be exact about what you want in a person, thing and situation. Back to the MAN I admire him because he wont give up maybe he has settled for this lot and is making the best of it or maybe this is his best I don’t know. As a creative I have few hours to write a blog create new work and so on yet I will find the time to do it because if I don’t I become one of those cats who will lie to themselves and hang around people who do the same thing I believe I will be better because I choose to believe and work towards it no matter what is going on around me or in me. The work shown above titled 08112020, digital 18” by 18” (Full image in "The Others" gallery.) It’s twelve in the morning, and I am up writing this blog or restarting it what will I write about? Progress or lack of it I could say that I was lazy or that no one looking through my website bothered with the blog or maybe thousands of people read it and did not like it in short I became discouraged and then busy working two jobs now I am starting over again differently, consistently with focus nothing becomes something when work meets desire.
While making the desire stronger as I go along will be challenging I could use a few “thata boys” yet more times than not I have carried this cross alone, desiring to attend art happenings in Atlanta while working to keep the bills paid which one do you choose? Pay the bills boy! I did go to one that a friend and his brother in law hosted and then months later the bottom fell out of the world. The great pandemic no job(s) some money lots of Gray hairs coming in and no opportunities for the foreseeable future, boy was I wrong the art world is full of possibilities, and the world full of work as soon as I finish writing this blog I will work on something digital and see what happens focused daily creation of art work and weekly writing of this blog will have me progressing in time. I am tired yet the work must be done in art and in life. I will write about Art in most of its forms I hope you enjoy and thank you for reading and don’t forget like and leave a comment if you so desire really like my ish LOL!. A vouge fashion editor said in the film Unzipped "THIS IS SO MAJOR!" not much I can say except DANG! hats off to "fixitinpost" for this exceptional reimagining, I clearly understand that at the time of filming to do this in a New Hope was not possible. Yet with the prequels we saw what can be done and the mature Kenobi was given his true strength he was strong yet weaker fearless yet careful, I was floored by this and ready to let emotions burst! hopefully Disney will rework A New Hope with Georges blessing fingers crossed. If you would like to view the post here is the Link: https://youtu.be/to2SMng4u1k
Easter was a super fantastic Day! I was surprised by my family! nice rhyme i know.. i was going to relax for the day by myself and go to church online why you ask because working in retail took it out of me Easter week everyone coming in for prom and Easter outfits OUI! I made it thru and so did they i did have fun Saturday now back to my family. My Sister called i thought she was going to wish me a Happy Easter then she said Oh we are in Georgia driving from a water park. They came they saw (me) and ate we went to one of my sisters favorite restaraunts in Norcross used to have one in my neighborhood no more i wonder why?
WELL DO! I was talking with my Sister and LO AND BEHOLD! Tracey Ellis Ross was following my page the energy and feelings were electric! i was like what are the chances that this would happen? of course once i became curious about what happened I was deflated some cat yanked her Instagram pic and used it to build a page to sell cell phones ouch! maybe one day she will join my page view my website who knows, keep hope alive!
Nipsey Hussle I read online that he was producing a documentary on the Late Dr. Sebi, sadly he won't because he was cut down allegedly by a brother who in short is lost can you imagine the whole of South Los Angeles is hunting you down! The police, citizens and gang members of all "colors" and unknowns taking out your family and friends because they can't find you!
WOW hopefully he will have an opportunity to better himself and he will understand what a huge mistake it was to take away another life, one that was doing what he could to help (at the time he was helping a friend giving him clothing) and assist his community and the world at large. As far as the documentary goes Nick Cannon reportedly wants to take the helm. I was looking at my instagram page and as i was searching it dawned on me that i saw 231 posts and 231 followers, my go to reaction? WOW! the things you notice when you pay attention. Thank you to all who fave followed my page it will only get better!
Hello today is the start of my blog it will be about Art, Design and life, I will post at least once per week I hope you find it entertaining and insightful enjoy!
Just a few words on this piece No.84 I was looking for something new within this series celebrating spring I believe I found it more circular than verticle the colors are vibrant, I am always thinking (worrying) about things, how they should or may turn out. As of last week I decided to stop it "what will be will be, I can only control me" WOW this is now officially copyrighted LOL! Seriously.... Sorry for any grammatical errors now that i am writing i am sure to improve. |
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