“When I got my tattoos, I met a surprising amount of resistance from a lot of different people. Some of it was dismissive, a lot of it was unsolicited, and absolutely none of it actually stopped me from getting the things. I didn’t tell other people so they could advise me on what was or wasn’t a good idea… Read More

“I skateboard and tattoo.Mostly over in 4th Ward where that new skateboard park is. I been skateboarding since I was 7. I’m from Ohio, came down here for college. Graduated in 2012 with a Criminal Justice degree, now I’m just living life.”… Read More

I walked into the dope cafe and this woman was decorating a light switch cover with beads making it all sparkly so I said, “That’s cool. Is that a hobby or do you decorate things in general?”“I make lots of weird things, hand painted beer koozies…fun stuff like that.”“Where do you get your inspiration?”“The cosmos.” “Where… Read More

“You seem like you have a lot of inner peace, very comfortable in your own skin.” “Thank you.” “Do you have any advice for people trying to come into their own?” “That’s an interesting question because it is hard to grow into yourself. Embrace what you are and enjoy the gifts that you have. You have gifts, they’re there for you to discover… Read More

“What’s your dream for your life?” “I want to discover what my superpower is and make it work for the greater good. My super power has something to do with helping people…especially artists. I just need to figure out to sustain it and grow it.” “That sounds amazing.” “Sometimes I feel like a phony because I don’t make things, and everyone… Read More

“Excuse me brother, can you help me with some money to get something to eat?”“Naw man.”“Okay, god bless you.”“Wait…here you go brother.”“Thank you.”“Sure, how you doin today?”“I’m good. I’m about to go to my church where they gon provide me with some t-shirts and jeans. Actually I live in a transitional facility, but they… Read More

“I’m getting my masters in occupational therapy. It’s similar to physical therapy but there’s a mental aspect to it too. It’s more holistic.”“How’d you get interested in that?”“My sister has a brain injury. Growing up she went into a coma and received a bunch of different therapies, so that’s how I got interested in finding out how… Read More

“You look like a man with much wisdom.”“Oh yeah? I’ve had a lot of experiences. I’ll be 66 years old this year. I’ve got 4 children, 8 grandchildren. I do sweat lodges, I’m doing one tonight. Have you ever been to a sweat lodge?”“No. What does it do?”“It’s like a sauna outside. We do rituals to cleanse and emerge as… Read More

“I like exploring the city, any city, whether it’s the one I live in or the one I’m going to. Part of it is just being in natural spaces. We’re constantly moving through the places we live without really seeing them, being in them, and feeling them. I try to take the time to remind myself to just stop and look… Read More

“You look awesome! Is it cool if I take your picture for a blog?”“Okay.”“Cool, what are you up to today?”“I’m visiting my family here.”“From where?”“New York.”“So are you an artist or something?”“Yeah.”“What kind of art do you make?”“I rap.”“Ok…well what’s your vision for your career…how do you want to impact… Read More

Left – “I’m Don.”Right – “I’m Ron.”Both – “We’re twins.”Left – “We’re celebrating our 59th birthday today.”“What are you gonna do to celebrate?”Right – “Drink.”… Read More

“I’m the Ying-Yang twins personal barber. I made em fresh for the Whisper video.”… Read More

“Were you ever inspired to model too?”“Naw, I was more into making art.”“What kind?”“Drawing and writing, poetry and haikus mostly.”“Will you read one to me?”“Sure – Fields of kudzu call // Climbing, clothing trees so tall // Feeding, fueling, all.”… Read More

“Auntie Julie, what’s one of your favorite memories with Granny?”Julie – “One of my favorite memories with mama…”Granny – “Probably when I was at the stove-Julie – ”-I wouldn’t say that was one of my favorite memories-Granny – “You knew you were about to eat!”Julie – “I guess that’s true, but I’d say one was when she… Read More

“On some Saturday mornings we like to go to Oakland Cemetery. It’s a beautiful place, plus the railroad runs next to the back, so we get a close view of the trains. The kids love it. One of parenthood’s greatest blessings is seeing the world through a child’s eyes. It’s great to be reminded of that feeling of wonder.”… Read More

“I used to be in fashion but now I’m a costume designer for theater.”“Where do you get your inspiration?”“It really depends, mostly through collaboration. I freelance so it’s just whoever’s piece it is. I tailor the piece to the job.” “That sounds cool. Mind if I ask what happened to your leg?”“It was amputated 4… Read More

“What are you passionate about?”“I’m an actor. I do a lot of stage stuff. Been happy to do a lot of site specific avant-garde theater. We’ll do productions outside in the environment the show takes place in.”“I’ve never heard of anything like that. That sounds really cool!”“Yeah, we just did this production called Terminus, it’s based on Watership Down. It… Read More

“Dope crystal homey. What is it?”“It’s Calcite. It’s for intelligence, creativity, wisdom, and intuition.”“How’d you get into crystals?”“I used to meditate, and I heard crystals enhance meditation. I go through phases of color and my favorite color right now is yellow. I have a citrine necklace that’s wrapped in copper. All yellow everything.”“Yep, yellow is for the solar… Read More

“You two look so happy together. How long you been together?”“5 years now.”“Is there a story about how you got together?”Right – “Yeah! She stalked me! We were going through law school and she stalked me!”Left – “True story.”Right – “Not scary stalking though. She had a friend who worked in career services so she knew my… Read More

“I’m from Manchester. My friend runs a fashion blog, I came to model some of her dresses.”  “What’s the blog?” “It’s called Sunday. https://www.facebook.com/sunday.lovin” “… Read More

“This is a cool exhibit huh?”“Thank you. I’m the artist.”“Cool, I was just saying hello because you’re beautiful. What inspired this series?”“I was exploring ideas of beauty, seduction, transformation, and coming apart at the seams.”… Read More

“Hey there! I like your style and-”Her – “You want to take our picture?”“Exactly.”Her – “You’re not gonna ask us for money or something like that are you?”“Nope, it’s for my blog.” (I show her the FB page on my phone)Her – “Oh okay, this is legit.”“Yep, it’s legit.”Her – “Ok, our caption… Read More

Her – “We met at college 15 years ago at his theater exhibition.”“I could tell you guys have been in sync a long time because of your colorful sweaters.”Her – “We actually haven’t seen each other in 10 years. We just ran into each other right before you walked up.”“Really?! That’s awesome! So what do you do now?”… Read More

“We’re both students?”“What are you studying?”Right – “I’m studying fashion and visual art. The art I want to study helps me with the fashion design.”Left – “I really want to do art or art history but I’m studying law because of my parents.”So what’s your dream for yourself for the future?“Left – "When I think… Read More