Any negative thing–past, present or future–intended to cause hurt or harm is called into submission, exposed and to used to elevate.

When your lived experience is Blackness it can't be overlooked, pushed in a corner or ignored. We get to live and love each other from a healthy space.

When I see people who are melanated, I look for all of the features and natural beauty that makes us striking and unique. Elevate your heads and hearts to know that you are enough. Skin soft as velvet, broad noises that take up space, lusciously soft thick lips like pillows, textures of hair that defy gravity and transmit information, thick thighs and booties so round the moon stops by to give a high five! Last but not least, knowledge and creativity so vast that we built a civilized nation.

So, from this day forward, in a world that is constantly working to annihilate and erase you, don't ever hold your head down or forget who you are. We rise with a renewed commitment to build, work together and elevate.

There is no division amongst us unless we allow it to be. I intentionally curated a space where love and rest can be elevated and grow side by side.

Quiltologist
Ms. Celeste Butler
https://celestebutlerart.com/
@Quilterpreneur

—This exhibition is sponsored by Lavette Robinson—