Art not only became a language of sight through watercolor, ink, charcoal, and digital creations for me, but a way to express what words cannot.

 

As a child, I found art as a channel to express and reflect on my emotions. As an adult, I found it as a form that displayed my appreciation for life from flowers, trees, mountains, leaves, to the uncovered human body.

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Drawing bare bodies enveloped in nature, is not only enjoyable to draw, but helps me gather a deeper appreciation for plants, the curvature of flower petals, and the angles bodies' can form. 

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Appreciating the earth increased my desire to protect it in the smallest ways I could. Learning more about Mother Earth's decline influenced me to become a vegetarian to lower my carbon footprint and to throw out my relaxers.

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Embracing my natural beauty is a continuous journey that inspires my nature-surrounding-dark-skinned-curly-haired-women on repurposed cardboard pieces.

 

Acknowledging my naturalness also invigorated a longing to add life to speaking out my middle name, so I started Hakeemah's Wind.

 

My work is inspired by self-love and life forms that grow from the earth. I find it important to embrace the world of creation, and doing it in a way that respects and honors Mother Earth, because She has just given so much to us.