These things do happen…

View the collection of Paper Hats and see what has been recently added. Whoever would have thought that a child’s paper hat would frame our view of these children. I paint to inspire, transform and uplift our view of black family life.

My students inspired me. I found that even the hat which didn’t look very sophisticated, made beautiful hat paintings. This digital story was made for my collectors. Now you have a sense of where things began ,and a glimpse of the students who helped me to see.

Sometimes we laugh when there is really some part of us weeping.Listen as three women share a memory of hair.

This video is about encaustic paints. Here is a time lapsed look at the development of this 11×14 portrait # encaustic painting