J. Danielle

“Find the good and praise it”

– Betty Shabazz

Definitions are vital starting points for the imagination. What we cannot imagine cannot come into being.

““Anything that humans construct, humans can transform.””

Excerpt From

“I Miss My Black Brooklyn”

Naomi Jackson

New York Magazine (February 9-22, 2026)

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Making the simple complicated is commonplace. Making the complicated simple, awesomely simple, that’s creativity.

— Charles Mingus via Daily Creative podcast

Though artists generally aren’t aware of it, that end work is a by-product of a greater desire. We aren’t creating to produce or sell material products. The act of creation is an attempt to enter a mysterious realm. A longing to transcend. What we create allows us to share glimpses of an inner landscape, one that is beyond our understanding. Art is

Love is a combination of care, commitment, knowledge, responsibility, respect, and trust.