Hi friends, it’s been awhile since I’ve written publicly. 2021 has been a whirlwind of new beginnings, I shot my first book cover to cover, moved to a new island and made a lot of beautiful new connections. In addition to new, there’s also been a lovely intertwining of old. For the past two years I’ve had the pleasure of building relationships with so many amazing artists through Miller Gallery, a women owned and operated gallery here in Charleston, SC. This month, I’m honored to be apart of their new show Intuition, hanging alongside 25 different artists, who all came together with completely different visions and the same assignment. Each artist received an 11 x 14 wooden panel and a tarot card to use as inspiration for each piece. I’ve been practicing tarot for the past year or so. For those who are unfamiliar, it’s a deck of cards whose sole purpose is to reveal things that you already know. They’re beautiful prompts that can bring clarity, perspective or realizations, from within. If you know me, you know I love to lean into the magic of life. For this project I received the Judgement card, and it’s a lot more positive than one may realize.

“Judgment: awakening, decision-making, reincarnation, renewal, self-evaluation, purpose, reflection, reckoning. It is through self reflection that you have a period of awakening. A new calling and understanding of small actions to result in who you want to be.”

- Tarot: Connect with yourself, develop your intuition, live mindfully

When I heard that this was my card it seems like a necessary decision to create a self portrait. Immediately I had this vision of me in my mind’s eye, from behind, a braid in my hair, and a bouquet of flowers above my shoulder. A symbol of homecoming to myself, with interwoven parts of my past and my future. The past year, and even what has occurred in 2021 alone has been an unveiling of new beginnings. This time in my life, and for many others, is a pivot point for so many things. From a literal sense, my process with this piece was a new beginning as well. Printed on watercolor paper, incorporating paints and metallics and finished with a sexy resin pour. The faint blue represents the ocean and my view for life’s next adventure (iykyk), the braid represents and interwoven beauty of past and present and the flowers are a symbol of homecoming to myself. You can shop this super cool exhibit here.

“Exciting artwork.”

“Something different.”

“Not super-Charleston.”

All quotes from people that have walked into the gallery over the past week. Sometimes it hard to explain contemporary artwork because there truly are so many different styles of artwork being made these days. Throwing out the descriptions this week and soaking in the “whoa, this place is cool”... because good vibes are our M.O.

- Miller Gallery

Until next time, stay well and follow your intuition.