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I Created A New Narrative Using Memorabilia Figures
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I Created A New Narrative Using Memorabilia Figures

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Growing up my grandmother: Maria Winley used to have this nodding head doll, I think as a child I was afraid of it, but the doll wasn’t going anywhere so we quickly became friends. The doll is a Bisque Bank that nods and was painted black during ca. 1940-1950. I decided to take works that depicted African Americans as Mammy and other disparaging figures and turn them into beautiful works of art, by decoupaging this figure along with florals, embellished with large pearls on plates, I created what is now known as the baby with the watermelon.

I Created A New Narrative Using Memorabilia Figures

I Created A New Narrative Using Memorabilia Figures

I Created A New Narrative Using Memorabilia Figures

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Creative Weekes

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Creative Weekes, is an artist, designer, and creative that creates art for specialty shops, museum gift stores, high-end retailers, luxury hotels and resorts worldwide. A graduate of the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City where he received his BFA in Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design. He also holds a masters in Arts Administration from Baruch College.

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Creative Weekes

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Creative Weekes, is an artist, designer, and creative that creates art for specialty shops, museum gift stores, high-end retailers, luxury hotels and resorts worldwide. A graduate of the prestigious Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City where he received his BFA in Visual Presentation and Exhibition Design. He also holds a masters in Arts Administration from Baruch College.

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My name is Aelita and I have been an Editor for Bored Panda since 2019. I spend my days working with my amazing team and making articles the best they can be. Fantasy and magic have always ruled over my world, from movies to TV shows, to Video Games to tabletop games like Dungeos and Dragons, I try to find magic in every part of my life. Writing is a big part of me too, I hope to publish a fantasy novel one day. I also enjoy playing guitar and singing, as music always help me to get in a great mood. I have an adorable German Shepherd named Hela and we get into all kinds of adventures together.

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My name is Aelita and I have been an Editor for Bored Panda since 2019. I spend my days working with my amazing team and making articles the best they can be. Fantasy and magic have always ruled over my world, from movies to TV shows, to Video Games to tabletop games like Dungeos and Dragons, I try to find magic in every part of my life. Writing is a big part of me too, I hope to publish a fantasy novel one day. I also enjoy playing guitar and singing, as music always help me to get in a great mood. I have an adorable German Shepherd named Hela and we get into all kinds of adventures together.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can certainly understand the concept and you are very talented. However, painting flowers on hurtful images simply highlight the lengths people will go to attempt to become comfortable with something that will never be comforting.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WTF?! It's like folks who paint lawn jockeys white and think that somehow makes them ok. Please don't try to paint over ugly history to make it "beautiful." It is the same sort of revisionist thought that allows people to fly the ANV Battle Standard (mistakenly aka Confederate flag). Just no.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

I can certainly understand the concept and you are very talented. However, painting flowers on hurtful images simply highlight the lengths people will go to attempt to become comfortable with something that will never be comforting.

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4 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

WTF?! It's like folks who paint lawn jockeys white and think that somehow makes them ok. Please don't try to paint over ugly history to make it "beautiful." It is the same sort of revisionist thought that allows people to fly the ANV Battle Standard (mistakenly aka Confederate flag). Just no.

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