Journaling and Blogging
Self-publishing my journals was a way to share part of the process of my self-care and part of the process of how I’ve been able to accomplish so much in the last 5 years. Never did I think that I would be featured in a national article of The BestWomen and Business Books to Read in 2025.This goes to show you that anything is possible. You don’t need to be the most popular; you just need consistency and a great work ethic.
Painting Legacy Into the Walls: How Two Portrait Commissions Changed Me as an Artist
Esau Jenkins drove a bus and taught his passengers to read so they could vote. That bus is now painted on a school wall on Johns Island. This is what it looked like — and the story of the six civil rights portraits that belong alongside it.
When Chief Allomanhin placed the wand in my hands, I knew this was no ordinary gift. In his culture, only kings and chiefs carry this sacred symbol of power, wisdom, and leadership. It is never given lightly—yet he gave it to me. In that moment, he confirmed what I had not yet fully claimed for myself: I am walking in something greater. This was more than recognition; it was a calling. When a chief acknowledges you as worthy of something only rulers hold, you don’t question it—you rise to meet it.