Last night I attended the I AM A MAN exhibit at MoCADA – The Museum of Contemporary African Diasporan Art. Charly “Carlos” Palmer, a very talented painter residing in Atlanta, GA., was showing alongside Hank Willis Thomas, Russell Frederick, Rah Crawford, Radcliff Bailey, Leroy Henderson, Fahamu Pecou, Jefferson Pinder, Terrence Jennings and Juan Sanchez. I … Read more
A pic of me and my 83 year old aunt for ya. It was her first time seeing a digital camera. Her reaction when I took the pic and flipped it over to show her the image on the screen…”Shut yo’ mouth!”
It’s two in the morning. I just finished the sketch dummy for my next book, WHITE WATER. To be published by Candlewick 2009. Yawn! YAY! While visiting Atlanta for my best friend’s wedding I was able to hop on over and get a few pics of Opelika, Alabama, where the story takes place. I never … Read more
Eve Ensler, the American playwright, performer, feminist and activist best known for “The Vagina Monologues”, wrote the following about Sarah Palin. Drill, Drill, Dril I am having Sarah Palin nightmares. I dreamt last night that she was a member of a club where they rode snowmobiles and wore the claws of drowned and starved polar … Read more
Here is the invitation I made for my best friend’s bridal shower. I originally thought it would be horizontal, but I changed my mind. Here is the original drawing. Here is the final invitation… (I blurred out some of the contact info for privacy).
Today while researching 1950’s Alabama for my next book, I came across this great photo of Joan Baez and Susan Sarandon talking during the Selma to Montgomery March. The photo is dated 1965. It’s amazing who life will bring your way.
Let me just say for the record, I AM NOT a digital artist. For those of you who photoshop gurus, I apologize in advance for my juvenile attempt at adding color to this drawing. I do want to become a digital genius at some point, but until I get rid of my trusty G3 mouse…. … Read more
My best friend, Kamilah K. Walker, is the greatest friend EVER. She went to a pottery class and made me this fabulous bowl with chopstick holders!! I want to eat everything out of this bowl, even cereal. Eating frosted flakes with chopsticks proves; however, to be a very daunting and futile task. Thanks friend!
I like my job at Bloomsbury. Even amidst crazy deadlines and hefty workloads, I enjoy going to an office three days a week to help keep the machine running. Every now and then a random treat pops up on my desk from a mysterious stranger — even more incentive! Last Thursday that treat was, YES … Read more
Today’s issue of The New Yorker features an illustration by Barry Blitt of Barack and Michelle Obama standing in the oval office. Obama dressed as a Muslim and Michelle as a terrorist and/or black panther depending on where you’re coming from. What do people think? Offensive? This is what yahoo news says: This illustration provided … Read more