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new works

been laying low and mentally/artistically productive during this mercury retrograde. 

when I first arrived in New York, a series of incidents

forced me to start slowing down. "You are here, 

to stay"

they said

"Do not burn yourself out in your first month"

I have been staying in a  lot and resting my body

mind and spirit

Searching for the key to the elevation,  Art

is such a tricky little thing.

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Portraits of Milwaukee // Winter

I am happy I took the love to mindfully document our city before my move..
Today starts the first day of my new life in New York, and my last day living in my hometown. home base. home strength. home forever.

Portraits of Milwaukee Through My Lens  Winter

.35mm.film. & Digital 

...

wow.
enjoy. (:

Chloe

That one trippy show in Cacoon..

Hugh 

Hugh wants everyone to know that he loves you guys and how thankful he is of all the support he's been given. I am in communication with him, if you want info on seeing him or writing to him, let me know.  

Inity 

True Skool

I love Milwaukee's old buildings

Painting in True Skool (taken by Shalina)

Mural Domo and I started with others a year (or two (: ) ago, still not finished but almost there, Domo did most of this work 

Domo and Hugh

Lorde's first solo show, Mad Planet

Photo by Kenneth La'ron 

Miguel

Everyone should try the amazing Somalian restaurant, Sogal, on MLK. So inexpensive and sooooo good. 

Rodney and Olivia of MSSV Work 

So grateful I got to co host a meditation circle with Chloe. It was community. It was healing. She plans on doing more of them, look out MKE.

We did a lesson on Chakras, and a Chakra cleansing meditation. we then got back together as a group, wrote and reflected together. amazing conversation with amazing people. Peoples Bookstore, Riverwest

Jay's lovely home.

Dyno, Malcolm. 

AZ

Mornings 

Azra, Chloe.

Christmas selfie. - Punk Ethiopian 

Friends.. family. AZ, G, C.

Interview with MSSV. Taken by Olivia. 

Jay's house. 

Deanna and I

Simon and I

Jay and I hosted a an art party/house show/ my final going away. He got together a live band, and I got together a group of artists, and while the band played improvised music the artists painted on the spot to what they heard. Such a beautiful night, and I am so grateful to have had my goodbyes with all of my people be so beautiful. Just wow. More of this to come.  And when I get more photos of this night I will do a separate post on it. Def one of the best events I have ever been to in Milwaukee. 

I will close with a  simple statement.



Love.

g.

Healing, Freedom, Love

Majority of my pieces have been profile facing women. This is the first piece that is frontal facing. I think it means that I am now starting to finally face myself. Or, I have actually started while ago. It is now just finally showing through. The Amharic writing above the hair (Ethiopian langauge) says "Healing, Freedom, Love. 

Art is beautiful because it is such a transparent practice. You can see the essence of a person through their paintings, or hear their essence in their music, feel it through their movements, or imagine it through their poetry in a painting formed by their words. In this piece I included the two chakras that I first started working on when I started back into spirituality and meditation again, the throat and heart chakra. I am soon going to be opening up a spirituality tab on my blog, where I will be sharing knowledge on multiple things such as meditation, chakras, energy, relationships, rituals, etc. 

Stay divine.

G