#sheenarose

Match Point

Acrylic on Canvas

32 inches x 36 inches

2021

I am Afro Caribbean

The spirits talk to me,

They whisper in my ear

They tell me to tell their love ones

They love them

I am their window

I am between both lines

Of the living and the dead

I am in the grey area

I am born with this gift

I am Afro Caribbean.

I want to share to the world, my private and public selfie pictures. This is a face of someone who is diagnosed with Lupus. This is Lupus Awareness Month!! I probably had lupus from the time I was a child and I didn’t know. I would have huge ulcers in my mouth, I bleed blood in my urine and had many many test, the doctors couldn’t find anything.

Later my eyes will swell, my face, then my throat started to tightening.

From there, everyday I felt as though I was dying. I even imagined my own funeral and told my mom to bury me in my favorite red dress. My mom didn’t wanted to hear this but I was ready to die.

One day @colourcodedmakeup saw me and told me to go and check out that rash on my eye to find out it was a ring worm but then we did more test to find out I have Lupus.

Since then, my life have turned around. I learned I have to eat differently, avoid the afternoon sun, do not stressed out yourself. I have to do soft exercises like yoga and swimming. I saw how my body was swollen and transformed to who I am today. I gained weight , now I lost a lot of weight.

I remembered I announced to the world last year that I have lupus...and it’s ok. I don’t feel like I am dying anymore, I actually feel alive.

To be honest...my body attacks me everyday, I get joint pains, brain fog, short term memories, headaches, throat still tighten but I am 80 percent much better than those years of not knowing.

Let’s celebrate those who have chronic illnesses, The warriors and say cheers for being you! Clap your hand for us because getting up from bed is also a big task.

So again, this is a face of someone who has lupus, chronic illness and could be considered as disability as well.

Let’s remember and say cheers to Lupus Awareness Month!💜💜💜💜💜

By the way, the color purple represent Lupus, so in the next photo, I am represent Lupus Warriors! Cheers!

Thank you to the doctors, family, friends, supporters and everyone who were always cheering me on!

Reconsidering/Reconstructing

2021

Acrylic on Canvas

42 inches x 54 inches

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Black Paradise Love

2021

7 inches x 10 inches

Pen and Ink on Acid Free Paper

The Couple went to the beach and had a great time

Suddenly a thought hits the woman

And she asked “This is it ????”

The man was puzzled and said we can do more in the island

The woman pretend to smile and asked herself again ...was this it?

I am here smiling to ear to ear! Thank you so much @shivaniashoka amazing writer, I truly enjoyed our interview, I got so passionate talking about my concerns of the educational system in Barbados and keep pushing my art in the international art market! I believe we can be successful creative in and from Barbados and the Caribbean.

I made it on the contributor’s page!!! Eeeeehhh and I love this photo of me rocking @notisaidthekat_ banana suit photographed by @pissinginthepunchbowl, looking forward to another shoot with you! I will always remembered taking my photo with @rorosiemarie Lolol holding my sweet gossip piece saying her bubbies falling out lol classic. And the photographed of me jumping off the chair Lolol photographed by @amerybutcher

I feel so honored and it is perfect timing because today is International Women’s Day!!! Happy International Women’s Day!!!

Wow thank you again @shivaniashoka , I love to work with you again❤️❤️❤️ thank you @fionakerr for considering me!! thank you so much @condenasttraveller this is such a big deal!!! I am always waving the Barbadian flag high wherever I go!