Born and raised in Birmingham, Alabama, my art practice is deeply rooted in the Black quilting traditions of the American South. I live and work in Harlem, where the legacy of Black liberation in my hometown mingles with Harlem's spirit of intellectual curiosity and formal innovation. My work is politically engaged yet fundamentally imaginative, drawing on historical iconography and practices, as well as current social and political currents, to create something entirely new.
In my quilt-making, I embrace complex, improvisational assemblages that reflect elemental experiences: continuity and mourning, humor and conviviality, memory and transformation. These creations resonate with the longstanding tradition within African American culture of blending disparate and seemingly dissonant elements into new creative unity. Through these assemblages, I seek to summon the transformative power of Black legends and reimagine the lived realities of southern Blackness in fresh and radical ways.