Month: March 2023
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“This is who I am”: My mother on connecting to her ancestry and her voice through art.
For as long as I can remember, I have seen my mother, Michele Tejuola Spindle, paint stories of the Black diaspora on gourds. In our interview, she discusses her love for gourds, her evolving storytelling style, and how she has found her voice through her artwork.
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Defining and redefining myself at 40.
As my birthday approached, I mused about who I have been, who I am becoming, and where I want to be. But I felt like I was stuck in marble, obscure and undefined.
well. 