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I Am A Product Of My Environment

Had it not been for my environment, I would not have ever known, I needed to look within myself, and change me, then contribute, to change it, (my environment).

(Pictured Attired was designed by Empress Ayanna FB)


Arlene Rogers-Wilhite: Never give up, there's always hope...

With a lot of passion and creativity, engaging in arts and crafts becomes doubly worthwhile. You learn to cope with life’s toughest challenges and also acquire monetizable skills. Best of all, feelings of despair has a better chance of vanishing and  being replaced by hope.

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Rediscover Yourself

Acquire a renewed sense of self-awareness and discover artistic skills you never thought you had. At From The H’ART Productions in Blythe, California, I usher people into the fascinating world of art-making and crafts. At the same time, I make you part of a social working awareness group providing the moral support you seek. I have rediscovered myself through being of service to others. I have worked in many communities, helping with families and individuals who have had no places to live or anything to eat, and I continue to provide any service I can to help whomever I can in their times of need. I work with a group of men and women, in Blythe California, under the moniker S.W.A.G which means we all are focused on the South-side of our town where many of us were raised, and we want to see changes made, hence S.W.A.G. means SOUTH-SIDE WOMEN (AND MEN) ACHIEVING GOALS. We have goals and aspirations for our children and our neighborhoods, and all of Blythe, we want  to have better outlets and places to go for our children, and ourselves, and others. We want to elevate the minds of children to have dreams, and ways to pursue them, and outlets for ourselves as well. We want  to be able to be leaders and mentors around our city. I had been in the Riverside, and San Bernardino, California areas for 25 years, and chose to come back home to retire and work in my own hometown, and retire in peace, writing and creating art, and helping out wherever I feel the Lord is leading me to go and to whom to reach out to. I love social media as it ties in perfectly with me as a writer, (blogging), and as an author publishing my work, and as an artist (entertaining with various mediums), with a social platform to perform through. I love exploring with technology, for what it has become and is becoming through the use of graphics, music, and more. Technology is a growing fascination for me, and an explosive tool for music, art, literature, entertainment and theater, all of which I have always wanted to experience in my life as a kid growing up in the city of Los Angeles, CA. I was exposed to the arts through field trips and excursions with our local leaders that worked at the boys and girls clubs in our neighborhoods. For more information on S.W.A.G. or From The H'ART Prods. contact me at 928.216.9097. Thank you, Lena

SIDEWALK TALES BY ARLENE ROGERS-WILHITE (WILLIAMS)

THIS IS MY FIRST PUBLISHED WORK, AND I AM SO PROUD OF MY ACCOMPLISHMENT. THE BOOK IS AVAILABLE ON AMAZON, AND BARNES AND NOBLE. YOU CAN ALSO PURCHASE IT FROM ME IF YOU WANT A SIGNED COPY. I HOPE TO HAVE A BOOK SIGNING SOON IN SEVERAL AREAS, MORE INFORMATION TO COME. THANK YOU FOR THOSE WHO HAVE PURCHASED IT ALREADY.

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SIDEWALK TALES ILLUSTRATION BY ARLENE ROGERS-WILHITE WILLIAMS

"LENA"

17 SHORT STORIES OF MY LIFE AS A CHILD UP TO MY INCARCERATION AND RECOVERY OF MY MIND, MY BODY, AND, MY WILL TO LIVE.

Click the image to hear a message from the author, the artist, the counselor. The video is not a professional one but it is put here as a gateway to hope for someone somewhere. There will be more inspirational videos, art, and crochet to come. Thank you, Arlene

HOME MADE CROCHET DOLLS

I AM PERSONALLY IN LOVE WITH MY ABILITY TO MAKE THESE LOVELY DOLLS. I HAVE MY OWN UNIQUE STYLE OF MAKING THEM AND IT STEMS FROM ALWAYS LOVING RAGGEDY ANN BABIES, AND DOLLS THAT HAD MOVE-ABLE NECKS, (MOST HAVE DOWELS OR CORKS). I BEGAN MAKING THESE FROM SCRATCH ABOUT 6 YEARS AGO, AND MY SKILL WAS NOT ALWAYS AS ACCOMPLISHED AS YOU SEE HERE AND IN OTHER POSTS, BUT I WANTED TO SEE MORE DOLLS OF COLOR, AND GIVE TO CHILDREN WHO WERE OF MY SAME SKIN TONE SO THEY COULD EXPERIENCE THE LOVE OF HAVING A RAG DOLL. BLACK HISTORY HAVE SHOWN ME HOW IMPORTANT IT WAS FOR LITTLE BLACK GIRLS TO HAVE HOMEMADE RAG DOLLS MADE BY 'GRANDMA'S HANDS'. THEY WERE MADE FROM OLD RAGS, FEATHERS, AND OTHER MATERIALS THAT COULD BE FOUND OR STOLEN; ALL TO STOP THE TEARS OF HER BABIES. I ALSO CATER TO THIS ART, FOR THAT REASON AS WELL.

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ANOTHER RAGGEDY BROWN BABY

WHEN I FIRST BEGAN MAKING MY BABY DOLLS I DIDN'T WANT TO NAME THEM RAGGEDY BROWN BABIES BECAUSE I DIDN'T THINK PEOPLE WOULD GET IT. BUT THAT'S WHAT I WANT TO CALL THEM, SO I KEPT THE NAME. IT ISN'T BECAUSE THEY ARE RAGGEDY, IT IS BECAUSE THEY ARE MY IDEA OF BABY RAG DOLLS.

"A rag doll is a children's toy. It is a cloth figure, a doll traditionally home-made from spare scraps of material. They are one of the oldest children's toys in existence" 

Wikipedia quick reference

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MY HOMECOMING QUEEN BABY

EVERY YEAR THE S.W.A.G. TEAM HOST A BBQ EVENT IN THE PARK AND I TRY TO MAKE A DOLL EACH YEAR TO RAFFLE OFF TO HELP US DEFRAY THE COST. THIS IS ONE OF THE BABIES THAT WAS A PRIZE A FEW YEARS AGO.

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MY BLUE RIBBON BABY

I WAS SO HAPPY TO WIN FIRST PLACE...EVEN THOUGH I  WAS THE ONLY ONE ENTERED IN THE CROCHET PORTION OF THE CONTEST! ALL THREE OF MY PIECES PLACED. 

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My Little "Play-Human Teddy Bear" Baby

Baby Lilac is one of my newer styles of making babies. I am also on Facebook under Lovin' My Hat's & Other Things by Lena and on You Tube under the same name and my channel is Arlene Rogers Wilhite.

MY RAGGEDY BROWN BABIES

I CALL THEM RAGGEDY BROWN BABIES BECAUSE AS I STATED I ALWAYS LOVED THE RAGGEDY ANN DOLLS, BUT I NEVER HAD ONE THAT HAD MY SKIN TONE. SO WHEN I SAW THIS NEW FAD OF BROWN BABY DOLLS BEING MADE, I WANTED TO LEARN HOW TO MAKE THEM TOO! HENCE I PRACTICED, AND PRACTICED UNTIL I FOUND MY OWN NICHE, AND STYLE, AND SIZE. THESE DOLLS ARE MY STANDARD SIZES AND LOOK, AND I DO NOT DEVIATE FROM THIS STYLE, UNLESS COMMISSIONED FOR A SPECIAL ORDER. I MAKE OTHER VERSIONS, HOWEVER IT ALL COMES WITH DIFFERENT PRICES, AND TIME ALLOTMENT FOR THE CROCHETING. NO DOLL IS MADE ALIKE, BUT THE BASES OF EACH ARE SIMILAR. THIS IS THE PART OF LOVIN' MY HATS BY LENA AND OTHER THINGS, THAT I DO. MORE CAN BE SEEN ON FB ON MY PAGE. *LOVIN' MY HATS BY LENA & OTHER THINGS

Click the image to see video. Thank you so much for supporting my YouTube channel and website. I appreciate you all. Lena

My Raggedy Brown Baby

I also call my dolls "Play-Human Teddy Bears"

I think it is important that girls, and boys have a comfort toy. I hope my dolls are such and are used also for displays. As I perfect my craft, and branch out I will decide on a permanent name for them as a selling product.

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MY DEEPLY ROOTED CROCHET PASSION  IS MAKING HATS! I TRULY LOVE HATS, AND THE ALLUREMENT OF  THEM BEING WORN, BEING MYSTERIOUS, OR DEBONAIR, OR SUAVE, OR JUST FLOSSING IN ONE. I LOVE HOW HOLLYWOOD CHARACTERS LOOKED IN THEM IN MOVIES. I LOVE OLD GANGSTER MOVIES, AND PERRY MASON, BOTH OF WHICH ALWAYS HAD SOME OUT OF SIGHT HAT WEARING IN THEM. THE FIRST TIME I SAW AN ALL BLACK CAST  IN A MOVIE WITH MY MOTHER, IT WAS STORMY WEATHER, AND THE ATTIRE AND HATS IN THAT MOVIE JUST SENT A WAVE OF AWE OVER ME, AND I WAS HOOKED! I LOVE HARLEM NIGHTS FOR THEIR DEPICTIONS OF SUCH STYLES, RAGE UP IN HARLEM, AND HOODLUM, AND COTTON CLUB TOO. I ADMIRED HUMPHREY BOGART AND LAUREN BACALL IN MOVIES, WARREN BEATTY AND  FAYE DUNAWAY IN BONNIE AND CLYDE, AND UPTOWN SATURDAY NIGHT, LET'S DO IT AGAIN WITH BILL COSBY AND SIDNEY POITIER...WHEREVER I SEE A HAT, I WILL TRY TO MAKE A REPLICA OF IT, OR SO VERY CLOSE TO IT, THAT'S HOW MUCH I LOVE HATS! IT DOESN'T HAVE TO BE GREAT HATS IN GANGSTER MOVIES, BUT THEY JUST KNEW HOW TO BREAK THEM DOWN  IN THEM ERAS, AND I LOVE THAT. I  AM PARTIAL TO A GOOD OL' BROKE DOWN COWBOY HAT TOO!!

Inspired by the 1930s

I saw this hat on line and loved it. It was made of fabric, and I made my version using a crochet hook and yarn. I do not always use patterns, I use my imagination and the used of geometric symbols to creat many of my products.

STEPPIN' OUT CASUAL WEAR

THIS IS A PART OF MY FIRST LADY HAT COLLECTION THAT I WILL BE FOCUSING ON MORE AS I DEVELOP MY SKILLS.


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My Queenly Wrap

I love wraps, be them rags, scarves, shirts, whatever I can get my hands on to put a crown on my head. It isn't simply not about not combing my hair, but it represents to me, how my ancestors adorned themselves, prior, during and after the periods of slavery; we are know for making the best of the scraps given to us as a people, but the ancestors of old, wore crowns, tiaras and fabric, about their heads as a statement of pride and royalty.

ANOTHER FIRST LADY HAT

THIS IS ONE OF MY VERY FIRST ATTEMPTS TO  BEGIN MY FIRST LADY HAT TRIAL AND ERROR PATH. I SAW ONE SIMILAR IN A MAGAZINE AND CREATED MY VERSION OF IT. I LIKE HOW IT CAME OUT.

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MY ARETHA HAT

I MADE THIS IS HONOR OF ARETHA'S HAT SHE WORE WHEN SHE SANG AT INAUGURAL FOR FORMER 

PRESIDENT BARAK OBAMA

* I WILL POST THE ORIGINAL HAT

Click image to see video. This is part I of three videos of my testimony I wanted to share. It is not professional but it is from my heart, and I hope it blesses someone, somewhere. There will be more videos of life, love and laughter to follow, as I continue on my journey to being a better "me".

TRIBUTE TO A QUEEN

 "MY INSPIRATION" RIP

THE ARETHA HAT FINISHED

 I LOVE THIS HAT. ONE OF A KIND

MY CORETTA HAT

I CALL THIS MY CORETTA HAT BECAUSE I SAW A PICTURE OF MRS. CORETTA SCOTT KING IN ONE SIMILAR ( HERS WAS MATERIAL) AND I FELL IN LOVE WITH HER SIMPLICITY AND STYLE AND HAD TO HAVE ONE. THIS HAT CAN ALSO BE DEEMED AS AN APPLE HAT WITHOUT A BRIM.

MY CORETTA HAT

ANOTHER ANGLE

MY CORETTA HAT

THIS IS A VERY SPECIAL HAT FOR ME.

A TRIBUTE TO A QUEEN

I LOVE THIS LADY AS IF I HAVE KNOWN HER ALL MY LIFE. MY INSPIRATION

MRS. CORETTA SCOTT KING

MY FAVORITE STYLE

THIS BRILLIANT COLORED HAT WAS INSPIRED BY MYSELF JUST WANTING A COOL HAT TO FLOSS IN. IT CAN BE WORN FOLDED OR ROLLED, LIFTED AT THE TOP, AND MADE TO LOOK LIKE LIKE A FEDORA. I CALL IT MY BOSSA NOVA HAT BECAUSE IT IS SO 'JAZZY'

CROWN FIT FOR A QUEEN

ONE OF MY UNIQUE FIRST LADY CROWNS WITH CULTURAL FLAIR. CAN BE WORN IN MANY DIFFERENT STYLES.

FIRST LADY ON THE GO

PURPLE HAZEL HERE! I LOVE THIS STYLE. YES I LOVE MY OWN WORK , IF I DON'T HOW CAN YOU!!? THIS PURPLE AND ROYAL BLUE COMBINATION IS JUST WHAT IS NEEDED TO LOOK REGAL AND YET CASUAL AT THE SAME TIME. THE SCARF IS A SIMPLE SCARF WITH FRINGES, TO ACCENTUATE THE WHOLE LOOK. YEP! YOU GUESSED IT ONE OF MY FAVORITES!

MY RE'GINE DRESS

I SAW RE'GINE IN A BLACK DRESS SIMILAR TO THIS ONE ON LIVING SINGLE, AND I JUST HAD TO MAKE ME ONE. NO PATTERN, JUST FREESTYLE, AND MADE OUT OF DESIRE AND LOVE FOR BEAUTY! HERS WAS MADE OF A BLACK SILKY FABRIC WITH METALLIC STRIPES REPRESENTING THE UNITY OF BLACK PRIDE COLORS.

PART II RE'GINE DRESS

MADE IN THE SPIRIT OF LOVE FOR RE'GINE'S

 FASHION FLAIR! THE WRAP WAS MY OWN ADDED TOUCH. 

* TAKING ORDERS FOR CLOTHES TAKES TIME AND MUCH CONSIDERATION. I SPECIALIZE IN HATS, AND BLANKETS, AND DOLLS, BUT I DO TAKE ORDERS FOR SOME CLOTHING ITEMS. I LOVE CREATING MY OWN DESIGNS AS WELL.

THIS IS MY BOOK REVIEW ROBE

I MADE THIS FOR MY BOOK SIGNING, BUT BECAUSE OF OUR PANDEMIC LOCK-DOWN, I WAS NOT ABLE TO SPORT IT LIKE I WANTED TO, BUT I DID MAKE A VIDEO WEARING IT TO COMMEMORATE THE MOMENT, WHEN MY BOOK FIRST HIT THE STORES.

MY GOLDEN ROBE

INSPIRED BY THE ROYALTY THAT I COME FROM, 

GOD'S CHILD.

* I WILL FIND THE ORIGINAL THIS IS FROM MY FACEBOOK PAGE.

MY MS. CLARETHA WRAP

I SAW CLARETHA ON HOUSE OF PAYNE (A TYLER PERRY PRODUCTION ON TV), IN A CHIFFON LIKE WRAP ON THIS STYLE AND I TOOK THE IDEA AND MADE IT MY OWN. THE STORY BEHIND THE RIBBON, I ENTERED A CONTEST, I WON FIRST, SECOND AND THIRD PRIZES...I WANT THE ONLY ONE ENTERED THE CROCHET PART OF THE CONTEST! THE WHITE ROBE YOU SEE AT THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE WON THIRD PRIZE. I WILL POST THE DOLL THAT WON SECOND PLACE. I RELISH THE WINS! THEY ACTUALLY CHOSE THE DOLL OVER MY WRAPS, I SMILED.

RESPECT TO THE MOTHERLAND

I CROCHET A LOT OF CULTURALLY BASED HATS, AND DASHIKI'S FOR MY PERSONAL WEAR. I DO TAKE ORDERS FROM TIME TO TIME, DEPENDS ON TIME AND SIZE OF THE REQUESTED ORDER. MOST CLOTHING OF MY CLOTHING WEAR HAVE NO PATTERN, I DO IT FROM MY MIND. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A STYLE OR BIG ITEM, PLEASE GIVE ME AMPLE TIME TO DISCUSS IT WITH YOU, AND MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO GET MORE INFORMATION FROM YOU.  *I WILL SOMETIMES FOLLOW A PATTERN*

LOVIN' MY HATS & OTHER THINGS!

THIS IS MY PERSONAL COLLECTION OF HATS AND OTHER THINGS THAT I WANTED TO DISPLAY TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT MY SKILLS ARE. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN A HAT LET ME KNOW, AND JUST LEAVE A MESSAGE  IN MY CONTACT AREA. I WILL NOT ALWAYS POST NEW ITEMS TO SALE, BUT I WILL BE UPDATING MY WORK FROM TIME TO TIME. BUT FOR THE MOST PART, ALL THAT YOU SEE NOW IS WHAT I LOVE DOING AND DO THE MOST OF. THANK YOU FOR STOPPING BY AND BROWSING. I LOOK FORWAARD TO INTERACTING WITH YOU EITHER BY ART, CROCHET, BLOGGING, BOOK SALES, OR IN NEED OF A WORD OF ENCOURAGEMENT. LIFE IS TOO SHORT TO NOT BE HAPPY. LET ART AND CREATIVITY BE YOUR HAPPY PLACE.

I AM A PEARL AND CHUCKS GIRL

"PEARLS, ART OF ALL JEWELRY"

'CHUCKS'

"ART OF ALL TENNY-SHOES"

RENCAL: RENAISSANCE CREATIVE ARTS LOUNGE

RENCAL IS WHERE I WILL BE FOCUSING ON MY ART PROJECTS AND EVENTS FOR THE COMMUNITY AND AROUND THE WORLD. I HOPE THAT YOU WILL BE INSPIRED TO USE ART AS A START IN YOUR LIVES, AND TO HELP BREAK DOWN BARRIERS, AND ENHANCE YOUR WAYS OF APPLYING CRITICAL THINKING IN YOUR EVERYDAY PROCESSES.

I HAVE NOT ALWAYS BEEN A PAINTING ARTIST. I WAS A DRAWER, A DOODLER, A PAPER CUTTER. IT WASN'T UNTIL I WENT TO THE CALIFORNIA REHABILITATION CENTER (STATE PRISON) IN NORCO, CALIFORNIA FOR A DRUG CHARGE, AND EVENTUALLY WENT INTO THE ARTS -N- CORRECTIONS PROGRAM. THERE, I WAS INTRODUCED TO BOB FRAZIER, THE AIC HEAD-DIRECTOR, MARLENE POU, THE ARTIST IN RESIDENCE DIRECTOR, AND PAMELA BROWN, THE CREATIVE WRITING COORDINATOR, AND MY SKILLS AS AN ARTIST AND WRITER WERE DEVELOPED.  WHEN I PAROLED, I WAS ACCEPTED IN THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE AND BECAME PROFESSIONAL ARTIST. I PAY HOMAGE TO THESE THREE INDIVIDUALS FOR THAT ACCOMPLISHMENT IN MY LIFE, AND FOR OPENING MY ARTISTIC MIND'S EYE, TO BECOME A BETTER PERSON THROUGH WHAT I ALREADY LOVED, ART.


BROKEN DREAMS

THIS WAS AN UNUSUAL GOBLET I FOUND AT A YARD SALE. I LOVED IT SO MUCH BECAUSE OF THE FACE ON THE STEM REMINDED ME OF MY BROTHER (HE IS DECEASED), AND I WANTED IT , PLUS THE COLORS WERE SO PRETTY, BLUE, GREEN, AND CLEAR. ONE DAY IT WAS BROKEN, AND I DID NOT WANT TO THROW IT AWAY, SO I DECIDED TO KEEP IT, AND PAINT THE IMAGE ON CANVAS. I AM SO GLAD THAT I DID PAINT IT, BECAUSE I LOST ALL MY BELONGINGS IN A STORAGE FIRE, THE GOBLET INCLUDED, AND THIS IS ALL THAT I HAVE LEFT TO REMIND ME OF THAT GOBLET.

BREAKIN' CHAINS

BREAKIN' CHAINS IS A PART OF MY SENIOR THESIS THAT I DID AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, RIVERSIDE AS A REQUIREMENT TO GRADUATE. I RECEIVED MY BACHELORS DEGREE IN STUDIO ART THERE, AND CHOSE SELF-PORTRAITS AS MY THEME. IT IS A FIVE PART CANVAS SERIES. I CHOSE TO REMOVE THE 'G' FROM THE WORD BREAKING, THE PROPER WAY TO SAY IT, BECAUSE THERE WAS NOT ANYTHING PROPER ABOUT MY LIFE AT THE TIME THAT THIS PORTRAIT REPRESENTS.

(PAINTINGS ARE ALL PAINTED ON CANVAS WITH ACRYLIC PAINTS UNLESS OTHERWISE STATED)

EMERGING FROM THE MADNESS

SELF-PORTRAIT 

LITTLE GIRL LOST

SELF-PORTRAIT

"BLUE EYES"

SELF-PORTRAIT: SMILE TO KEEP FROM CRYING

M FOR MOLESTATION

SELF-PORTRAIT: A CHILD'S PAINTED VIEW

I PAINTED THIS FROM THE CHILD'S VIEW WITHIN ME.

BLIND CONTOUR 

THIS BLIND CONTOUR PROJECT WAS INTRODUCED TO ME BY ARTIST IN RESIDENCE MARLENE POU AT CRC STATE PRISON ARTS-N- CORRECTIONS PROGRAM. IT IS A PROCESS WHERE THE ARTIST SITS IN FRONT OF A MIRROR AND DRAW 'SELF'--AFTER WHICH, THE ARTIST 'FEELS' OR 'VISUALIZES' AN IMAGE OF SOME SORT OUT OF WHAT IS DRAW. THE FUN PART OF THIS PROJECT IS THE ARTIST CANNOT LOOK AT THE CANVAS, NOR LIFT THE PENCIL OR PEN...UNTIL AN END IS DESIRED. MY PROJECT MIRRORED THE STYLE OF 'CUBISM' ART.

[Cubism is an artistic movement, created by Pablo Picasso and Georges Braque, which employs geometric shapes in depictions of human and other forms. Over time, the geometric touches grew so intense that they sometimes overtook the represented forms, creating a more pure level of visual abstraction. Though the movement’s most potent era was in the early 20th Century, the ideas and techniques of Cubism influenced many creative disciplines and continue to inform experimental work.] HISTORY CHANNEL

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THE GARDEN

MEDIUM: OIL, ACRYLIC, HOUSE PAINT ON WOOD

PROJECT: USING NEGATIVE AND POSITIVE SPACE WITH THE DIFFERENT PAINTS, THEN APPLYING MASKING TAPE ON TOP OF IT ONCE DRIED, THEN TAKING AN EXACTO KNIFE, AND CARVING INTO THE PAINTING, THEN LIFT THE TAPE, AND THEN BE AMAZED!

(UCR ART CLASS PROFESSOR LINDA)

(LOST IN STORAGE STILL SEARCHING FOR IT)

VAN GOGH

ART ASSIGNMENT 

LOS ANGELES TRADE TECHNICAL COLLEGE

WILL'S BLUES

"SPIRITUAL AWAKENING"

PAINTING IS HOPE WITH A PAINT BRUSH

I PAINT, DRAW, CREATE AND I LIKE SCULPTING; SCULPTING COMES IN MANY FORMS. YOU CAN MAKE A SCULPTURE FROM SOMETHING WITHIN YOUR MIND, OR USING A PEN, A PENCIL, CRAYONS...ART IS WHAT COMES FROM THE H'ART, AND NOT NECESSARILY HAVING TO PUT A LABEL UPON IT. *TRAYS MADE ON NICKEL PLATED SERVING TRAYS AKA ROLLING TRAYS. I TAKE IT A STEP FURTHER AND MAKE THEM FOR KIDS, AND USE IT AS A WAY TO GET THEM INTEREST IN CREATING PROJECTS.

ANOTHER TRAY

RAIDER NATION FOR LIFE. IT IS AN OPTICAL ILLUSION YOU ARE ACTUALLY LOOKING DOWN INTO THE PLATE IT LOOKS AS THOUGH THE STICKER IS ON THE BOTTOM BUT IT ISN'T.

TWEETY TRAY

AS I WAS LEARNING THIS CRAFT SO MANY THOUGHTS CAME INTO MY MIND IT IS ONE OF THE BEST CREATIVE PROCESS I HAVE DONE IN A LONG TIME. THIS IS AN EXAMPLE. THE WHOLE PROCESS IS VERY FUN, BUT IT REQUIRES RESIN, AND VINYL PAPER. I HAVE GOTTEN BETTER SINCE I FIRST DID THIS ONE. I WILL BE DOING TUTORIALS ON THIS SOON AND POSTING.

ANOTHER TRAY

I LOVE WINNIE AND TWEETY THEY ARE TWO OF MY FAVORITE CARTOON CHARACTERS. SOME MAY WONDER WHY I POST PICTURES WITH MISTAKES, AND IT'S OK. BECAUSE I WANT THE NEWCOMER TO KNOW THAT IT IS OK TO MAKE MISTAKES. MISTAKES ARE A BIG PART OF GROWTH IN A PERSON, OR IN THEIR BUSINESS VENTURES. EVERY THING IN LIFE IS NOT PERFECT. SOME OF MY BEST WORK WAS CREATED BY TRIAL AND ERRORS. IN ART MISTAKES CAN BE WELCOMED WITH A SMILE.

MY MINNIE TRAY

ANOTHER QUEEN

USE ART AS A START..

I CHOSE THAT SLOGAN, MOTTO IF YOU WILL BECAUSE I BELIEVE IN THE POWER OF ART. I BELIEVE THAT IF WE USE THE CREATIVE SIDES OF OUR MINDS, WE WILL FIND MORE PEACE WITHIN OURSELVES, AND I BELIEVE THAT WHEN THEY TOOK ART AND MUSIC OUT OF THE SCHOOLS BACK IN THE DAY (PROP 13 1978 BUDGET CUTS ETC), THEY TOOK OUT HOPE FOR OUR CHILDREN'S MINDS TO EXPAND IN A MORE CRITICAL AND CREATIVE WAY. I HAVE NOTICED OVER THE YEARS THAT ART IS FINDING IT'S WAY BACK INTO THE SCHOOLS AND INSTITUTIONS, (NOT THAT IT WAS LOST OR COMPLETELY TAKEN AWAY), BUT FOR A MINUTE IT WAS NOT IN THE FOREFRONT OF LEADERS AND POLITICIANS MINDS. EVEN SOME EDUCATORS SEEM TO NOT MIND THAT THE CHILDREN HAD NO OUTRIGHT ART PROGRAM, OR AFTER SCHOOL PROGRAMS ANYMORE IN VARIOUS SCHOOLS...IT'S AN OPINIONATED ASSUMPTION, BUT ONE THAT I STAND BY. I CAN PROBABLY FIND RESEARCH ON MY THOUGHTS OF HOW ART WAS IMPACTED BY SOME ELECTIONS, BUT I AM NOT HERE FOR THAT, I JUST WANT ART TO BE USED, SO THE MIND WILL NOT BE USED UP UN-CREATIVELY. REMEMBER  THE COMMERCIAL A MIND IS A TERRIBLE THING TO WASTE? SO IS ART. I WANT TO CONTRIBUTE TO KEEPING ART ALIVE, BECAUSE IT HELPED ME IN MY LIFE TO OVERCOME SO MUCH!

(IMAGES ARE A LITTLE BLURRY BUT THESE ARE SOME OF MY LATEST PIECES) 

** TWO WOMEN DRAWINGS ARE FROM THE

 INTERNET STOCK PICTURES

I AM LENA

MY FATHER IS RICH IN HOUSES AND LAND AND ONLY HE HOLDS THE WORLD ( AND MY LIFE) IN THE PALM OF HIS HANDS, RUBIES, AND DIAMONDS, SILVER, AND GOLD, I AM A CHILD OF THE KING, WHEREVER I GO. 

THANK YOU FOR ALL YOUR LOVE AND SUPPORT.

The Artist, The Author, and Counselor

"EVEN IF SUCCESS IS HANDED TO YOU, YOU STILL HAVE TO PUT IN WORK TO MAINTAIN IT. HARD WORK NEVER HURT ANYBODY, SAY'S THE OL' FOLKS".-ARLENE

(MAKE UP BY SHADELOOKSBYDE: DELIA MAGEE ON FB & IG)

READING IS TRULY GOOD FOR THE SOUL

 I BELIEVE IN THE ARTS

I BELIEVE BEING CREATIVE AND ARTISTIC IS A GIFT GOD HAS GIVEN US ALL; SOME OF US TAP INTO IT BETTER THAN OTHERS, BUT WE ALL ARE MADE IN GOD'S IMAGE THEREFORE WE ARE ALL CAPABLE OF CREATING, AND LIKE GOD, WHEN YOU SEE WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH YOUR CREATIVE-NESS YOU WILL BE IN AWE OF YOURSELF.

READ, WRITE, PAINT/DRAW, OR BE A MUSICIAN, OR ACT, LIFE ITSELF IS ART.

ARLENE ROGERS-WILHITE (WILLIAMS)

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