by Tracey-Renee | Nov 8, 2016 | Art, Journal, Spotlight
She draws the kind of girls that LL Cool J rapped about and Jodeci sang about in the 90’s – the kind of women that are brashly beautiful, concrete roses. She’s Brittany Baum of Zola Arts Factory. I have the pleasure of speaking with Brittany from her current...
by Tracey-Renee | Nov 1, 2016 | Art, Journal, Spotlight
Adrienne “Addie” Randle is known online not only for her natural hair, but also for her natural talent as an artist. Her colorful artwork featuring Black women frosted with ‘fros has garnered thousands of “likes”, “thumbs...
by Tracey-Renee | Oct 26, 2016 | Art, Journal, Spotlight
Have you ever had a moment while you are scrolling through your social media feed when you see something that makes you stop in awe? That’s how I felt when I saw a gorgeous collage portrait of a woman on Instagram. She had a gold infinity sign around her eyes,...
by Tracey-Renee | Oct 12, 2016 | Art, Exhibitions, Journal
Spontaneous Saturday afternoons are the best, aren’t they? During the summer I visited a friend (and fellow art lover) in Chicago and on a whim we decided to go to the Museum of Contemporary Art. We could not have picked a better time to visit! We had the chance...
by Tracey-Renee | Sep 20, 2016 | Art, Inspiration, Journal
It’s become difficult to walk through a bookstore, the aisles of a craft store or past the magazine rack at the checkout counter and not see one of those coloring books for grown up. I initially smirked at them, but eventually I caved in and bought one. Now...
by Tracey-Renee | Jul 4, 2016 | Art, Journal, Life
Can I be honest? The Fourth of July always leaves me feeling conflicted. I saw this painting (entitled Bang) by Kerry James Marshall a few weeks ago at the Chicago Modern Art Museum; it speaks volumes. “We tend to assume there is one history of America: the...