Follow The Black Sheep

No Bullshit

In the words of the artist Julia Zieger:

This is a project I did targeting all the motivational posters hanging in the offices and studios of creatives. I wanted to show that there is authority in these posters, that you have to get rid of. You are your only authority. You are the alpha and the omega of your mind. Deep down you already know.

You don’t, ever. Not quite. But time can do amazing things. A deep wound scabs over, and the scab becomes a scar, and then one day you look for the scar and it’s barely visible. 

What’s important is not to become the wound. Not to spend your life and your time and your attention on the hurt and the heartbreak. Take it and make art with it, instead, or use it to push yourself forward, into things, not away from them.

Art. Jules Arthur Celebrates Artisans Across the The African Diaspora.

In his latest series, “Culture & Commerce,” New York based artist Jules Arthur paints a unique picture of black African history throughout the diaspora. Arthur employs vintage-style ads, which highlight the work of black artisans all over the world.

Karaba Brick Quarry David Pace

Karaba is a small African village in southwestern Burkina Faso. Outside the village, a short distance from the dusty main road, is a quarry where men carve bricks from solid stone using only picks and shovels.

My friend called Ford and asked him how much he was asking for the work. Ford told him doing that kind of thing helped him relax and stay sane when he was filming. Would not take a dime. Plus he paid for a new water heater and got the sewage system cleaned out.