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I met Danielle on Twitter (@vivrant_thang) many months ago & had the pleasure of hanging with her twice while in DC along with many other of my Twitter and blogging friends. The next time I see Danielle, she will have a head filled with Sisterlocks, so I took this opportunity to photograph her in all […]

I fucking love this sing!!!! If you’ve never heard it & have the new Erykah Badu release then”Arrow Through Me” should sound familiar. Hint: “Gone Baby, Don’t Be Long” Erykay Badu got the clearance to use a sample of this songs shortly before her album; New Amerykah Part 2: Return of the Ankh was released […]

Thought this was pretty fun.

Today is Earth Day & I’m being very bad by having a large carbon contribution with my airplane, train & automobile ride to DC for my mini vacation. Too bad I can’t teleport or have Scotty beam me up.  Hopefully your activities will help balance me out a bit today. Anyway, the semester is over […]

The hottest & most intriguing news story these last few days has been the Eyjafjallajokull volcano. I really think the earth is trying to tell us something big! With earthquakes happening everywhere creating havoc & two Icelandic volcanoes halting all Trans Atlantic/intra-European travel while blanketing much of Europe with ash, I wonder what’s next. Well, […]

One of my all time favorite songs performed by Nina Simone is “Lilac Wine.” The song is as simple and sweet as the blooms of a lilac tree itself. When I left my 9-5 today I noticed that that lilac tree was blooming & I instantly heard Nina crooning in my head. This is all […]

It’s been a while since I’ve given away a wallpaper so here goes for you tulip lovers out there. 1024×768 | 1280×1024 | 1280×800 | 2560×1600

After this semester is over in a just a few days & after my mini vacation in just a few days after that, I’m hoping that my creative ideas will start to flow once again!

My neighbor’s weeping cherry tree makes me happy this time of year. Sometimes I wish I had one in my yard; I also wish I had a weeping willow & a magnolia. Poor me! I guess as long as I have access to them I’m OK and will just enjoy my dogwood & serviceberry trees.

Here’s a quick snapshot from a senior portrait session that I held this weekend in my studio space with Laureal Hamilton-Jackson. Laureal is currently a graduating senior from Detroit’s Cass Technical high school & she will be a freshman this fall at Michigan State University. Our session was fun filled as we mostly laughed our […]