Huey-Amaru-

Sacred by 

AMEL LARRIEUX 

QUESTLOVE + AMEL LARRIEUX

For many years I’d just assumed ?uestlove was the result of a wizard playing a whole Art Blakey solo with afro picks instead of drumsticks, thus summoning from thin air the man we’ve all come to know and love as simply “Questo.” But I was wrong. Questlove was born! He went to prom! He went to prom with Amel Larrieux, the woman who sang this! Questlove is a human and Amel Larrieux is a human and this prom was a #peakprom.

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I recently made a painting inspired by the trans women of the Embera tribe. Known as, “Wera Pa,” they are frequently forced to flee their tribe due to the prejudice they face. Originally from Colombia, the Embera fled to Panama to avoid persecution. Wera Pa are often forced into menial and dangerous labor far from their homes. 

This painting was inspired by an article I read (written in Spanish), which describes the Embera, the two-spirit Wera Pa, and their plight. The photos here are from the article. https://univision.com/noticias/america-latina/wera-pa-mujer-falsa-asi-viven-las-indigenas-transgenero-en-colombia?fbclid=IwAR1fJehV7XAlZsKhoDmr4qeduUkJLy3EldsB35N6Q6C0Tvh5IBawL8jMoLA