You include in your Instagram bio, “Liberation Through Storytelling” – which is a beautiful approach to your work. What does it mean to be a storyteller and how do you tell stories through different mediums?
To be a storyteller is to be a vessel of truth. I approach my work with the objective of documenting what is now, while weaving in what was, alongside the wonderment of what could be. I have a limitless practice in storytelling which means I have the freedom to explore a multitude of ways to share. This first started off in writing - I worked as a music editor and sex columnist for several years, and then evolved into 2D collage, collage animation, sculpture, children’s book illustrations, and into my podcast Cool Moms.
What are you doing this year for Juneteenth?
Since moving to LA, I’ve spent almost every Juneteenth at the Leimert Park Juneteenth Festival. There’s always good food, opportunity to support local, Black owned businesses, and my son and I love the drum circle. One of my favorite photos of Sargent is from a Juneteenth at Leimert with him in the middle of elders banging on the drums.
As you have a bit of a culinary background, what’s your favorite dish at the cookout?
I love potato salad, but I absolutely would not take on the pressure of making it for the cookout. I will, however, make a deviled egg. There is something so delicious and classic about it, and they remind me of my grandmother.