THE ART OF… GRATITUDE AND POSSIBILITIES

I AM SO GRATEFUL TO GOD. FOR MY LIFE. I AM GRATEFUL FOR MY FAMILY. GRATEFUL FOR LOVED ONES WHO MAY NOT BE BLOOD BUT WHO’S LOYALTY AND LOVE IS PURE LIKE WATER. TO THE STRANGERS  WHO HAVE PROPHESIED OVER MY LIFE. PEOPLE WHO HAVE SUPPORTED ME OVER THE YEARS AND TO THOSE WHO ARE NEW TO THE MONARCH FAMILY.  I AM GRATEFUL. AND AS FOR ART….

I AM FOR FOREVER INDEBTED TO YOU. BEYOND A PENCIL, BEYOND A PAINTBRUSH, BEYOND A NEW TECH PROGRAM, BEYOND CLAY, BEYOND INK, BEYOND FOUND MATERIALS, BEYOND BOOKS, BEYOND PHOTOGRAPHS, BEYOND DESIGN, BEYOND DIRECTION AND BEYOND IDEAS THAT WAKE ME UP IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT. I DON’T HAVE ENOUGH TEARS, OR WORDS OF GRATITUDE TO EXPRESS THE AMOUNT OF LOVE I HAVE FOR YOU.

ART HAS BEEN MY SAVING GRACE. AMONGST SO MANY OF GOD’S CREATIONS. CREATIVITY IS MY PASSION, MY LIVELIHOOD BUT IT’S MUCH DEEPER THAN MONEY. I AM ALWAYS-ALWAYS CREATING. I STUCK THROUGH WHEN THERE WAS SMALL CHECKS, BIG CHECKS, NO CHECKS, NO CALLS, NO MEETINGS, NO NOTHING BUT PURE INNOVATION. FOR THAT MADE ME A BEAST AMONGST IT ALL.

IN SHORT, I AM TRULY JUST BURSTING AT THE SEAMS OF MY MIND IN THIS MOMENT BECAUSE GOD CHOSE ME TO BE ONE OF HIS VESSELS IN THIS FIELD. EVERYTHING IS SPIRITUAL. NO MATTER HOW HIGH OR LOW LIFE SEEMS. MY FEET WILL ALWAYS BE ROOTED IN YOU -ETERNALLY.

I HAVE SO MANY FULFILLING AND EXCITING THINGS TO SHARE.

THANK YOU GOD. THANK YOU ART. THANK YOU POSSIBILITIES…

ME AT AGE 6 SKETCHING AT HOME IN THE 5TH WARD