Artist Yaoyao Ma Van As Beautifully Captures the Essence of Living Alone

I love these. The beauty that Yaoyao Ma Van As captures in her work is refreshingly relatable - all the way down to her little dog, Parker, that appears in many of her drawings. I chose a few that rang true for me, but you can check out the rest here. 

Musings: 8/14/17

currently:

 

excited about: planning my housewarming :)
 

reveling in: another successful art show (pictures from that later)
 

proud of: growth. purchasing my new couch with art show $$
 

wanting: to do something daring! push the envelope.

listening to: there goes my baby x charlie wilson, ambitionz az a ridah x pac, green light x lorde, bank account x 21 savage, wish you would x mykki blanco, everything nice x dreamdoll

feeling: liberated.


after winter, must come spring

change comes eventually

Lust List: Limited Release x Black Fantastic T-Shirts

right on time.

go check out @SoulvemberRecs latest release, the Black Fantastic tee.

extremely limited.

get 'em while they're hot!



 

New Merch Alert: Inspire the TRIBE x Bookmarks Pt. 2

  

 

 

 obsessed.

 

I may drop these sooner than planned.

 

stay tuned.

 

 

Inspire the Tribe

New Merch Alert: Inspire the TRIBE x Bookmarks

'marks, b..

these are near and dear to me.
something to hold your place and make a statement.

 

catch me next Thursday, Aug 3rd @ Pancakes and Booze DC for the release of these bad boys and so much more.

 

 

( SIDE NOTE: available on the site Aug. 4. )

 

 

Inspire the TRIBE

 

 



Musings: 7/18/17

been feeling kind of heavy this week. I need to go back to writing things out  down to get them out of my head. I miss expressing myself through my words. I oftentimes find old poems or notes to myself and rediscoverlearn so much from my past self... knowledge that I didn't even understand the magnitude of at the time... depth that I feel that I've been missing as of late. I want to disconnect in some ways and reconnect with an old friend; the journals, napkins, post -its that tell so much of my life's tale. I want to reignite the spark that I went to school for. to be multi-dimensional. I don't want the discovery of one of my passions to dim the light of another. this feels good. this feels right.

Inspire the TRIBE

Weekend: Reggae Festival @ Linganore Winecellars

shenanigans

 

 

 

Inspire the TRIBE

Lust List: New Apartment Inspiration x Inspire the TRIBE

a mix of new bohemian and moroccan inspo = my dream apartment

 

 

 

Inspire the TRIBE



Musings: 7/14/17

grateful for God's blessing
truly humbled by it all


for those out there struggling,
keep ya head up

it's in the works, it's coming

goodnight world.

Inspire the TRIBE

Inspire the TRIBE Up Next: Pancakes And Booze Art Show - Aug 3rd

pancakesandbooze.com

 

 

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Lust List: PinLivingColor " The Anthem" Keychain

 

how cute is this keychain from PinLivingColor?

can't wait to get mine.

 

images via PinLivingColor

 

 



Inspire the TRIBE Art x Quick Sketch

 

"daydreaming and I'm thinking of you..."

 

the moment inspiration hits (on a post-it at work lol) vs. the final product

 

 

Inspire the Tribe.



Inspiration.

 

What's in a word?

 

anything that rouses you to feel

to move,

stimulates you to create,

seek more,

aim higher,

to be greater,

to elevate

 

it awakens something in you

a desire to be present

to be here

 

a breath of fresh air

when you didn't even know you had stopped breathing

 

 

Inspire the Tribe.

Wild Thoughts x A Mood



 

Inspire the TRIBE takes Artechouse DC

 

"unfortunately, no one can be told what the matrix is. you have to see it for yourself."

-Morpheus

 

Yesterday I was finally able to check out Artechouse, a new interactive exhibit to DC. I say "finally" (it was less than a week after the grand opening) because I had spent hours scouring through the tagged photos from the exhibit's instagram (@Artechouse) with each picture being better than the last. Excited is an understatement! And I must say... it didn't disappoint.

 

The tickets allow you access to the exhibit for an hour, although we were allowed in a little early, so we were able to make greater use of our time. There were just the right amount of people - not overly crowded, pretty chill group and no real photo bombs (*praise hands*).

 

Now that I know what to expect, I'm going to check out the exhibit again soon and see if there's anything that I missed.

 

Art makes the world go 'round.

 

Inspire the Tribe.

thoughts on a plane:

 

the landing is always crazy for me.

BOOM!

it just hits

and you smooth it out from there...

feels very much like life

Weekend.

 

currently, my favorite sweatshirt from UO.

 

 



Musings: 5/18/17

feelings.

so many feelings.

and yet,

I don't know how to feel.

been feeling overwhelmed with....

want.

desire for something more.

something to crash land in my lap and scream, "HERE I AM!"

on hold seems to be a lingering state

the change begins with me but I'm frozen in fear of what's behind curtain number 1

when did I become so

"safe"

responsible sounds better

but I know what it is

growth doesn't come from standing still.

-shari renee

Behind My Lens x RLN

 ( SIDE NOTE: Also, check out his new single, featured on the latest episode of Grapevine TV, "Black Power x Jus. feat Georgia Anne Muldrow, Declaime, Roman Lee Norfleet and Rob Milton )

 

 

Flashback x Birthday Trip 2017

captures of paradise,

gained so much inspiration here

 

 

Musings: 5/10/17

redirecting

Broccoli City Fest 2017

see you saturday



We Work Creator Awards 2017 x Inspire The TRIBE

 

 

The Inaugural We Work Creator Awards was my first time vending. I'm a painter first, so to be in a venue without my paintings felt a little... strange. I also didn't advertise that I'd be vending this night so every face that I came into contact with was a new one. I have really grown to love throwing myself in to uncomfortable  unfamiliar situations in an effort to push myself out of my comfort zone.

 

The night was great. There were thousands in attendance, a much bigger audience than I'd ever had at any of my previous shows. The cause was spectacular, over 1.5M in grants was given out to 25 entrepreneurs, and the love was REAL. I love connecting with people. I love when people connect with something I've created with my own two hands. There's something so surreal about that, still, to this day.

 

I've said it before and I'll say it again... rediscovering my love of art changed my life. I can't wait to see where this journey takes me in the next couple of months, years and so on.

 

Thank you so much to We Work for scouting me out and inviting me to be a part of such a cool night.

30 Day Music Challenge x Souljor

 

my girl @souljor posted this on twitter the other day and I want to play along.

will update this post as the month goes on.

 

what are your picks?

 

1: afro blue x robert glasper // badu

2: 8 x willow

3: losing you x solange (really most solange songs)

*honorable mention: sexy love x neyo

4: white Iverson x post malone

5: bodies x drowning pool

6: fuck it up x kamaiyah ft. yg

7: surfin' x kid cudi// pharell

8: so high x doja cat

9: shinin x dj Khaled // beyonce

10: in the arms of an angel x sarah McLachlan

11: smile x lily allen

12: f*ck you x cee lo

13: let's stay together x al green

14: at last x etta james

15: baby be mine x quadron

16: what about us x total // missy

17:

18:f*ck tha police x nwa

19:

20: all of me x john legend (insider)

21: maria maria x santana

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29: no no no x destinys child

30:



Dear God,

I see you.


 ♥

 

( SIDE NOTE: Support the babe! )

Get You x Daniel Caesar // Kali Uchis

one episode in, addicted already
missing richard simmons
tune in

Cherry Blossom / Super Mario Pop Up Bar DC

the wait was pretty brutal (almost two hours)

but the inside was pretty worth it



Musings: 3/6/17

woke up on beast modeeee

 

life is cool right now

my art is well received

and creatively, I've never felt freer

I miss writing these threads..

my next move: declutter my space/ closet/ life

big changes on the horizon this year

my bf put me on to 'grapevine tv' on youtube.. it's good

( SIDE NOTE: When are you your happiest self? What brings that out of you? )