What E.Badu Do

Out my mind
just in time

E.Badu on point this whole week
and so we speak what she spoke
a familiar voice I haven't heard in a while
but it makes me smile
and reminisce on a love I yearned for yester
a love I know is forever
but not today
at least not that way
because the distance has a purpose
though to my heart you couldn't be closer
instantly, you do all this to me
and its effortless
the same as your kiss
I never knew a love like this
and still don't, except yours
and how you say you do
I believe you
I cant leave you
though gone from the space I once called my own
love got comfortable and called it home
and there's no place like it

so until I'm here again
and my heart frees from within
your undercover over lover
recovering from a love I cant get over

1:14am
6/1910

Poetics 2...(just realized I was trying to coin that term for these kind of random entries lol)

While looking for a piece I wrote last night, I came across this snippet with no date or time (which I usually tag every time, or try to), but appropriate for the moment.

I miss love
and the way it would hold me tight
at night
and love me to sleep
only to wake up in its presence again
its my best friend
when no one else is around...

I'm sure I planned to revisit it, but I actually kinda like it as is :-) Peace and LOVE!

Shootin Shit...

I have coined that term for all of my photographic ventures (so now that you're acquainted, you'll know what that means lol). I have TONS of photos that are just snaps of me on random days of wanting to take pictures. I'm no photographer per se, but I definitely dabble. I've always enjoyed the craft, actually took a class on it as a part of my major and do LOTS of it for work. Since I'm sort of in a lovey dovey mood (when am I not lol), here r two random pics I took at random times on random days. The photography is probably not all that great, but the subjects I do enjoy :-)

New York, Spring 2009

Reno, Nevada, Summer 2009 (dang time flies!)

I call her Astrology (painting)

I haven't painted in a long time. I do enjoy it, but I'm also a spontaneous artist and usually like to create upon inspiration, meaning like for example, when it comes to collaging, some do take lots of time and planning, but my smaller pieces, which I do more often and impulsively, take less time and are more of an instant release. With that said, any painting requires thought, organization, sketching, etc, at least for me most of the time. I'm a precision-aholic so everything I create has to be perfect in my eyes. Anyway, this piece took nearly a year to complete...not that it took that long to paint it, I just was not very consistent with it. I started drawing back in July or August of last year and finally finished it sometime earlier this year. Its a simple piece, just giving you the background. Here are a few pics of the process up to completion. Enjoy my piece of peace :-)! I like that, Imma have to end all my creative blogs like that lol...

Newest BIG collage piece

SO, I'm such a blog slacker, I know...I really wish I wasn't, but I'm working on it. I love this outlet, I just get caught up in so many things...anywho, enough about the bs, here's my newest BIG (measures about 22in x 22in approx.) collage piece. Again, I absolutely LOVE collaging and while its hot (meaning I'm enjoying it lol), Imma keep the fire burning! Its definitely a culture piece, the RBG center, with the SUN on the upper left and the brown to represent the BODY of our people on the lower right. I've included a few closeup pics but you have to see it in person (like any of my collage pieces) to really analyze and understand the concept and how it all comes together. I think this has taken the place of my "Making of Love" collage as my favorite...until the next :-) Enjoy! Peace!