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The beautiful and insightful symbolism of plants

Have you ever stopped to check the symbolism of the plants in your everyday life? No? Well, what you find may be a pleasant surprise. For the past 3 years I have dived deep into the beautiful and meditative world of botanical drawings and illustrations. What inspired me to go into this direction was toContinue reading “The beautiful and insightful symbolism of plants”

Do you see art as an opportunity to check in?

Today, we’re focusing on another piece from Internal Landscapes – An Abstract Perspective on Mercurial Topographies, Internal Landscapes – All I see is Grey…2, 2025. My intention with this piece and series overall is to hold space to inspire and encourage viewers to check in with themselves. Do you see art as an opportunity toContinue reading “Do you see art as an opportunity to check in?”

Check-In: What’s the landscape/terrain looking like today?

Today, we’re focusing on a piece from Internal Landscapes – An Abstract Perspective on Mercurial Topographies. The intention of this piece and series overall is to hold space to inspire and encourage viewers to check-in with themselves. Asking questions, like, ‘What’s the landscape or terrain looking like today?’, ‘How high is the river?’, ‘How fastContinue reading “Check-In: What’s the landscape/terrain looking like today?”

SideBar – An Ode to Applesauce

Applesauce. I never paid any attention to applesauce, But after you got sick, it became a part of my everyday. Sometimes, you would humor the nurses and me by eating your applesauce. But that all changed once you asked me if I would like one. Innocently, I said yes, not knowing what was to unfold. IContinue reading “SideBar – An Ode to Applesauce”

When I cook, I see my father’s hands

A personal essay, When I cook, I see my father’s hands. When I cook, I see my father’s hands. I was never a fan of cooking. One would often hear me say, ‘oh that’s not my ministry’ or ‘the spirit of cooking isn’t within me.’ Well, that’s because my father cooked for me. It wasn’tContinue reading “When I cook, I see my father’s hands”

A Word From Our Ancestors | Faith Ringgold

October 8, 1930 – April 13, 2024 This month we’re focusing on the words from one of our recent ancestors, Faith Ringgold. She was a prolific painter, mixed-media sculpture, author, educator, intersectional activist and so much more. For more insightful words and conversations by Faith Ringgold: For more words from our ancestors: Stay connected withContinue reading “A Word From Our Ancestors | Faith Ringgold”

Artist Statement

Jakia Fuller is a multidisciplinary artist, designer, writer, curator and podcaster. Jakia creates art, clothing, spaces, and experiences that bring a smile to people’s faces, spark joy, and welcome calm and stillness. Her interests include exploring various forms and concepts of landscapes: internal, relational, environmental, societal and cultural. Specifically, themes of intrapersonal and interpersonal relationshipsContinue reading “Artist Statement”

Stillness is here…within me

We got alot to be mad about…And yet we still rise | A Series

Inspired by Solange’s Mad and Dr. Maya Angelou’s poem Still I Rise, We got a lot to be mad about..And yet we still rise, acknowledges that from our collective histories and today’s climate, we do, have a lot to be angry about, but in spite of it all, we still rise. I focused on theContinue reading “We got alot to be mad about…And yet we still rise | A Series”

In The Shoppe | Release, A Black Woman’s Tears Series

Release. It is time for release. A Black Woman’s Tears series encourages you to dive deep into release. Many of us keep a lot of our experiences and feelings of pain, sadness, joy, laughter, happiness, excitement, disappointment, frustration, and like pent-up inside. This series questions what would happen if you released and expressed your excitementContinue reading “In The Shoppe | Release, A Black Woman’s Tears Series”