Well this just happened.... #Repost @shedoesthecity (@get_repost) ・・・ "My art is literally therapy, it helps me transcend my trauma and gives me space to be unapologetically myself. It reaffirms parts of who I am as a Caribbean woman from the diaspora." @apanakitemitayom is one of the amazing artists whose part of the @workmanartsto #BeingScene group show at @tomediaarts. Ti Amor: I Am Not My Hair ⬆️ is one of our favourites, her work is also on display at @fullofbeansroastery. . SDTC: You communicate aspects of your Trinidadian heritage through your work: how has this shaped your perspective? . AT: I am very aware of myself firstly as women of the diaspora in the arts and what that means to be a visible, intersectional woman of Trinidadian heritage. Every piece of artwork calls me home and reminds me of the colour, vibrancy and melting pot that is my home country. The feel of the African fabric in my hands while I place them on the canvas reaffirms the legacy and history of myself as a Trinbagonian. . SDTC: When is your favourite time to make art? Paint a picture for us. . AT: My art is definitely a reflection of my state of mind. I wish I could say that my best pieces have actually come from a calm and safe space, but I tend to create my best work in a kind of mental chaos, where my art becomes the therapy. I usually get inspiration from images that I find either in my everyday life or the internet that speak to me. Once I get an image or idea in my head, it usually develops there. I work out a lot of my direction, rendering concepts of my work there first, and then when I finally get to the canvas it is like I have a picture of a puzzle that I get to put together, on piece of fabric at a time. . . Click link in bio to read full interview, and go check out one or both of her exhibits on right now! @workmanartsto #BeingScene runs until March 23. #toronto #art #artist #trinidad #caribbean #Africandesign #africandiaspora #blackhair #feminist #feminism #intersectionalfeminism #wocartist #mentalhealth #workmanarts 🎨🖌️ (at Toronto, Ontario) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bu1FtXmgWRx/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=14nl5fpephj5b
