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Crafting Community: Africa to America

Since February I've been utterly consumed by a family health emergency that has become increasingly difficult to manage during the pandemic... As I pivot & adapt to this new life situation my creative practice has been temporarily on hold, but th

Meditating, rejuvenating, and building my community with clay...
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#selfcaresunday #traditionalpottery #handmadeceramics #phillyartist #claylife #blackpotter #blackwomenartists #coilbuilt #craftingcommunity #handmadepottery #womenpotters #blackhoun

So happy all of my students made it to class today in spite of the rain. 💕 Thanks again @blackhoundclay for making space for the community to come together and connect through clay. Looking forward to next week! :
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#traditionalpottery #handmadece

👋🏿Hey West Philly! I'm partnering with @blackhoundclay to provide a TUITION SCHOLARSHIP for a ✨person of color✨ in the community to join us in "Exploring African Ceramic Traditions". We meet Sundays 10am-1pm (10/20, 10/27, 11/3, 11/10) an

The LA-edition of my "Crafting Community" initiative = 2 days + 4 workshops + 200 lbs of clay + 28 sets of hands to produce this beautiful collection of pots to be auctioned off in support of the @pot_la community-focused mission to make ce

Thanks for the ❤️❤️❤️, @pot_la !!! Isn't it beautiful what we can achieve when working together in community? 🤗 Looking forward to many more collaborations in the future!
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📸: Me helping to reinforce bottom of vessel while simultaneously represen

Happy to be back home (yes Philly, I missed you too 😘) but still thinking about the AMAZING experience I had over the weekend teaching workshops at @pot_la studio , a vibrant community-focused ceramics studio bursting with cultural diversity, friend

❤️❤️❤️the expression of sheer joy on @nopalette 's face as she helped to build community pottery vessels during my workshops at @pot_la this past weekend! #craftingcommunity
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#peopleofcolorpeopleofclay #communitypottery #potteryforall #sociall

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