GREETINGS FROM THE HEART

Sending a Valentine to your sweetie was once possible only for the rich and privileged.
In the Middle Ages, for example, a knight had many options to send a tribute to his lady. If he were gifted, he could compose and perform a song or sonnet in her honor. But lack of talent was no impediment [...]

Artist Loanne Hizo Ostlie Creates Barbie Diversity

With talks of changing Barbie’s Cankles to Ankles by shoe designer Louboutin and so much attention being directed towards accepting all forms of beauty especially those considered “Plus Size”, the image of Barbie which we’ve come to love over the years is being questioned. 
While Louboutin is looking at Barbie negatively and plans to make women [...]

CERRIDWEN: Samhain/Halloween

Samhain (pronounced “Sow-en”) or Halloween is the most magical night of the year! Celebrated on October 31st, beginning at sundown, it is the greatest of the four Pagan Sabbats that divide the ancient calendar into winter, spring, summer and fall. Samhain means “end of summer.” The summer reign of the Goddess is now over; the [...]

OSHUN: Yoruban Goddess of Love and Beauty

Oshun is the Yoruban goddess of Love and Beauty from West Africa. During the African Diaspora, when millions of Africans were transported to North America and the Caribbean Islands in the slave trade, she accompanied her people. Like them, she acquired new names: Oxum in Brazil, Ochun in Cuba, and Erzulie-Freda-Dahomey in Haiti. Everywhere she [...]

Getting to Know Martha Wade of Custom Canvas Art

Growing up in the suburbs of Chicago gave Martha Antoinette Wade the perfect inspiration to explore her creative side. Raised in an interracial household (her mother is white and father is black) Martha believed early on that she could do anything and it is that belief that she draws from in her every day life. [...]