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Honoring the Creative: A Vital Connection to Health


We all have an inherent, creative capacity. It shows up in ways far beyond painting and drawing. But surfacing our creative energies may not be a priority on everyone’s agenda. What is certain, however, is that when we connect with our internal creative nature, we are more fully expressing our authentic selves. We are more balanced. Ideas emerge. We see the world differently. We can imagine possibilities. The key is to focus and develop these latent ideas, thoughts, and talents.

There is a distinction between living a fully creative life and becoming an artist. The deciding factor in who becomes an artist is related to discipline and practice – the amount of time we invest in ourselves, listening to and honoring the call. For those who say they don’t have a creative bone in their body, they may just be confused about how to notice subtle, intuitive, and creative energies, or they may dismiss those energies completely.

The challenge is to tap into the depth of who you are and find your unique creative expression. While meditation and experiencing a deep spiritual calling can serve this purpose, art is a fun way to wake up those dormant energies. It can connect you to the divine that resides inside each of us and can guide us in our practices. If nothing else, it just feels good to be immersed and surrounded by color, beauty, texture, and good music – all the ways that art may touch you.

Previous Exhibitions & Events 

Group Exhibitions
  • March 2019: The Thread that Binds Us, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
  • February–March 2019: The Art of Living Black open studios, RBA Creative, Oakland, CA
  • January 2019: The Art of Living Black, Richmond Art Center, Richmond, CA
  • June 2018: Beauty Unleashed, RBA Creative, Oakland, CA​                           Group exhibit of my and my students' work from our Batik intensive
  • August 2017–May 2018: Featured Artist, RBA Creative, Oakland, CA      
  • March 2013: Transformative Vision group show, Studio One, Oakland, CA
  • March 2010: Studio One, Transformative Vision group show, Oakland, CA
  • February 2010: For Colored Girls Only, Joyce Gordon Gallery, Oakland, CA
  • March 2007: Transformative Visions, Linen Life Gallery, Emeryville, CA ​
Solo Shows
2006–2010, Open Studio and Exhibit  

Teaching and Philanthropy
  • Homestead Apothecary, : Taught four-week intensive Batik course
  • Mills College, Oakland, CA: Guest Instructor and member of Ethnic Studies Division, taught Batik for one semester
  • Personal Studio, : Taught private Batik lessons over several years
  • East Oakland Youth Development Center, Oakland, CA: Volunteer teacher of Batik for six months
  • The Door, NYC Youth Development Center: Volunteer Batik instructor for six months​
Training
  • 2018: Intensive Indigo/ Natural Dying workshop, Aboubakar Fofana (textile artist from Mali, during his North American trainings), Berkeley, CA
  • 2017: Indigo workshop, Dharma Trading Co, San Rafael, CA
  • 1980: Private lessons with Yvonne Browne, Batik Artist, San Francisco, CA
  • 1979: Private lessons, Batik Artist, Soho, New York   
  • Worked with professional Batik artist in NYC for nine months


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