The Color Pink Project

At the event this past Saturday, a friend of mine gave me this bracelet as she sat down to put on her jewelry. Which, even in that detail, she must have been in a hurry to get there on time than being concerned with putting on her jewelry…(it’s the little things for me)

I’m watching her put on bracelets, with ooohs and ahhhs about her— form of art and I saw this pink and white one…the colors were soft and a hue of pink that drew me in. “Oooh that’s beautiful”…she slides it off her arm and gives it to me. “Here you can have it”. As she handed it to me, I noticed the charm, the breast cancer ribbon that sat inside of a heart.

Alignment—at this event where my art was being displayed for the first time with a team/community of people that put this all together, I would receive a reminder of one of my most favorite, life changing photo projects….

With this exhibit, it put a light in me that I am closer to it coming into fruition. It sparked my motivation and put a battery in my back. Helped me believe it was possible and tangible again. A story with quite a few layers of lessons and stories that I can’t wait to share.

Life went left, I “fell”, found solutions by surrendering to flow and faith, and it still led me here. I didn’t know how…and I still don’t lol, but that’s the magic of it all…trusting the process.

Soon come.

Music by the talented

I found out last week that Johnetta Goolsby, a young lady that participated in my project, passed way October 15th, when her cancer returned. She was such a fun loving spirit and this was one of my favorite photoshoots because of how much she had us laughing.

She was early 20’s when she got her breast cancer diagnosis. It taught me that it’s not relative to age or genetics. She chose to go flat and joked about her mismatched silicone slide ins 🤣

Sending prayers and love to her daughter, Payton, her friends and family as they readjust living life without her. May she have a peaceful journey in the afterlife. We love you sis. Rest well💕💞💐

How is everyone’s weekend? I hope all is well. Hold your head up. Go with the flow. Mercury ain’t playin lol.

October 3rd. On this day two years ago I met a woman named Bernice that was going thru chemo. Our meeting was by no accident. The timing of events that led up to our acquaintance says so. In front of Wells Fargo after using the atm, she stopped asked me if I shaved my own hair. I said yes ma’am and before I knew it she took off her wrap to ask my opinion of the shape of her head that she felt so conscious about. She couldn’t see yet what I saw…one of the most beautiful women I’ve ever seen. Chemo had a grip on her confidence. So I took the moment and told her “you better shave off that peach fuzz, put on some lipstick and own your bald head! You are GORGEOUS!!” I had just recently done the same. Shaved my head as low as I could for the first time and put some lipstick on for damn near the first time and going outside 😆 and it felt goooood. So I had an opportunity to pass that energy on to Bernice. All day I kept thinking I wish she knew and could see the beauty I saw. This was born The Color Pink Project.

I have no experience with cancer other than the beautiful 14 women I photographed and hearing their stories. Little did I know that their strength would carry me on in my own struggles I experienced soon after. I thoroughly enjoyed every bit of it! There’s more to come as things align themselves to this part of my journey.
You are beautiful.

Who said bald couldn’t be sexy?
In case you needed a little motivation and a different perspective…
Own it.

This is a woosah post! When I tell you that since The Color Pink Project has started, I was slowly being dragged to hell and last year was the thick of it!! I’ve spent this last year working diligently on my spirit to pull myself out. I was in a fight for my own life both spiritually and mentally. When I arrived, I realized the project has way more meaning than I was aware of at the time. I had been softly beating myself for not carrying out the plans I had for it and needing time for healing made me realize the Creator had a divine plan directly linked to the project. I plan on writing about it. The things I learned the last year and appreciating the women who came that brought me the energy I needed to get thru is worth telling to help others. The Color Pink Project was for me. The gift I got in return for being a gift to others and I am forever grateful.
Moving forward, I hope you all are still with me and if so I thank you. It’s time to get this project back going with the vision I had for it and I’m hoping it will change the lives of many. It’s just something on my heart about the whole thing and would feel incomplete if left unfinished.
I hope all of you have been ok! I will be contacting everyone who participated in the next few weeks to discuss further plans. Have the greatest weekend ever and be safe!!

Hiiii!!! It’s been a while right!? Today is day and prayerfully all is well. Though cancer doesn’t run in my family, I think of the women I photographed that didn’t either, so I don’t take my health for granted. I’ve become more familiar with my breasts and monthly changes. I’m not sure if you all know but this project has changed MY life! And it’s not over yet!! Plans were put off but will be back in effect soon! Hope all of you are well💖💗💓

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It’s already October again! This month is breast cancer awareness month and the anniversary for The Color Pink Project! I miss you all dearly and think of you often. I’ve been thinking a lot on how this project was left unfinished because of the pandemic and I am considering reopening and doing more photoshoots to complete the ideas I had in mind. Announcements will be coming soon. I hope you all are doing well! 💗