The Motzi Bread Bakery Installation was a commissioned project from the owners of the neighborhood staple that makes fresh pastries, bread and so much more. The owners Russell and Mya wanted commissioned butterflies and a personalized mosaic that is consistent throughout the Harwood . They also desired a wheat themed commission for the inside of the Bakery.

Portrait of Miss Ida - There is always a reoccurring theme throughout my work and that is black women. This portrait is one panel of several that are part of a community installation curated while working throughout my residency in Collington Square in East Baltimore City. Miss Ida was a leader in East Baltimore. She told stories of her childhood living in the south. As a young girl I was always interested in the history of others. Stories told of those that came before me has always interested me. This portrait was accompanied by Miss Ida's life's story through which were documented in audio. Miss Ida said, "Women in the south are much stronger."

Dimensions:  28x23. Mediums: Mosaic colored glass on a recycled window.

Throughout my work over the years I have always been inspired by extraordinary black women. Josephine Baker has truly inspired my earlier paintings. 

In my personal work I have always loved telling story's, collecting recycled objects, and photos that relate to the challenges of our families troubled history through Christianity.

This 20x 30 assembly of images on a recycled window shows generations of the family's Christian tradition that was practiced from generation to generation. It shows my mom as a small girl, my great great grandmother and my grandmother as a small child.

This 24 X 36 self portrait entitled Journey was inspired by the artist Frida Kahlo. Created with colored glass the colors in the self portrait represent the many seasons of growth, personal struggles and the overcoming of many obstacles in her life. 

Materials: Colored Glass on Recycled Window