I am a Black woman. I am a wife, mother of 3 adult children. Grandmother of 1. I am an artist, author, and speaker. in 2015 I experienced Brain Aneurysm surgery. During my recuperation I began my journey to re-discover my childlike joy of creativity. The journey began with steps toward Zentangle (r). Concepts I learned there helped open me up to walk past my inner critic and simple allow whatever it was that was in me to come out in pencil, acrylic paint, or watercolor or whatever. I have begun to share my joy with the...more