Thursday, May 31, 2012
The Debilitating Fear Of Failure-Release It!
The debilitating fear of failure can curse your life. Let go of those fears that will hold you back and prevent you from pursuing your dreams.
Sunday, May 27, 2012
In Review: ReVe' Essentials Hair & Body Butter
Saturday, May 26, 2012
Urban Mosaics, LLC.
What have I been up to? A lot! But, here's a sneak peak of what's to come forth this summer!
URBAN MOSAICS
Urban Mosaics is high-quality clothing and accessory imagery
created from a subjective perspective, radically distorting Afro-textured hair
for emotional effect in order to evoke moods or
ideas regarding natural hair. Urban Mosaics is expressionist, wearable art intended
to express meaning or emotional experience rather than the physical reality of
our hair.
URBAN MOSAICS
About Us:
It all started with the big chop. There was no turning back.
In rapid motion, the stylist wielded her pruning shears, excavating every strand
of relaxed hair. And when she swung the chair around so I could see my
reflection in the mirror, there it was -- a masterpiece. A beautifully sculpted,
short, round, teeny-weeny Afro full of tightly spun coils. I’ll never forget
the date -- March 12, 2011.
Was I nervous to show the world the new me? Of course! Did I
need to carry the confidence of a million men? Definitely! Was I hoping I
didn’t look like a boy? Yep! Did I worry my peers might laugh at me?
Absolutely. Did I wonder whether my TWA (teeny-weeny Afro) would affect my 10-year-plus
career in human resources? You betcha!
Succumbing to such thoughts of non-acceptance would be
tantamount to affirming that my hair wasn’t good enough to fit into mainstream
society. I quickly abandoned the pestilent ponderings from my mind. And then, something magical happened.
I purchased a T-shirt depicting a black woman donning a
fabulous ‘fro. Her hair sort of looked like mine. Something erupted inside me the
moment I glanced at a mirror. There I stood, sporting a TWA at 2 months natural,
wearing a reflection of me, I thought, “Work it, honey!”
Something about wearing that garment made me feel more
beautiful. Her fit was perfection. We were like-minded fashionistas. Hers was a
muted statement to the world that our God-given kinky hair is gorgeous.
Fast-forward a year later and Urban Mosaics was birthed. I
wanted to share with the world the same feelings and emotions that awoke within
me when I wore my natural hair T-shirt. So,
in essence, Urban Mosaics is made for the natural hair lover in you™.
It was created from the elation, acceptance and pride of wearing
the original texture of hair we were born with, absent shame. An article of
clothing that captures the essence of the indescribable beauty of
African-American natural hair. Urban Mosaics is a vessel to express to the
world that our hair is exquisite.
Our clothing line signifies our zest for natural
afro-textured hair that cannot simply be defined by alphanumeric
characteristics (3c, 4a, 4b, 4c). Urban
Mosaics is a clothing line that expresses and illustrates natural hair in various
media, from abstract art to beautifully arranged mosaic art forms.
Our mission is to be a catalyst for change by promoting the
beauty of textured hair signified by abstract works of wearable art. Our vision is to help create an awareness of
the indefinable beauty of natural hair by instilling a paradigm shift in the
conscious mind.
It is our belief that natural hair should be lauded and
celebrated with regal pride. We hope to
empower others and challenge the way they see
our hair by expressing its beauty one Tee and accessory at a time.
Love your lineage!™
Stay tuned...
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