Self-Care Size:12*12 Black women are the canaries

Black women are the canaries in the coal mine of American consciousness

This painting is inspired by an iconic photograph from the Civil Rights Movement

Resistance is not some empty thing to rally around

Lions are majestic animals

There is something about her large eyes and unusually intense gaze that sparks creativity

Self-Care Size:12*12 Black women are the canaries12x12 Mixed Media on Canvas. Frame is included. Audre Lorde once proclaimed that for black women "self care" was a revolutionary act. Though black women have historically had little choice but to find a way out of no way, their humanity is not somehow more resilient or impervious to assault than anyone else. We have created self sacrifice as a noble quality for black women and it has become too heavy a burden for black women to bear. Lorde understood