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🌈Happy Friday Loves🌈 . . . Things have been mighty heavy lately. Looking forward to brighter days for us all! #29rooms . . . #psychedelic #psychadelicart #refinery29 #rainbowtribe #alexmeade #alexmeadeart #tastetherainbow #unicornstyle #colours #losangeles #dtla #therowdtla #carefreeblackgirl #rainbow (at ROW DTLA)

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‘It’s the season of doing what we can to bless the lives of others ✨🙏🏾✨ . . Loves, this weekend @_ay.am_ will be hosting Tea ceremonies to benefit @ojairaptorcenter 🍃🍃🍃 . . 100% of the proceeds will be donated to aid in recovery from the wildfires. . . Saturday 🍃9-10AM Sunday 🍃4-5PM Monday 🍃8:30-9:30AM . . Link to RSVP in @_ay.am_ bio . . ALSO this weekend three gorgeous sidehandle pots by @doublecckk will be on silent auction at @_ay.am_ Photo by @kacie__tomita #ojai #prayer #teaceremony #teacommunity #globalteahut #thomasfire (at AYAM)

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I believe the sweetness in this life lies, at least in part, in bringing your dreams into reality and sharing them with the world. We are continuously giving birth to something with our thoughts and deeds. Why not let it be Beautiful ✨💜✨ . . . This Thursday evening, tomorrow, come celebrate a collaboration over a year in the making by two of my very favorite creative women @prismofthreads X @lookoutandwonderland You’ll be able to shop their new collection of gorgeous medicinally dyed caftans, like the one in this photo, AND there are rumors of vegan organic cakes by the Rainbow Wizard himself @stephenmccarty ✨💜🌈🎂 See you there! 6-9pm 525 Alpine Street LA, CA 90012 . . . #prismofthreads #lookoutandwonderland #collaboration #plantdyed #plantmedicine #medicinallydyed #newcollection #womenmakers #slowfashion #consciousfashion #losangeles #chinatown #dtla #femalecreatives #womensupportingwomen #ocean #water #dance #vegancake #makebeauty #indigo #blue (at Los Angeles, California)

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Wild horses gathered to watch the sun(set) ✨ . . . {Scene from an unforgettable weekend celebrating and blessing the life of @theghostdancer } . . . Powerful memories with powerful women, no leaders, no followers. Just badasses with open hearts and a lot of love to share. Axè #ojai #ojaivistafarm #theghostdancer #valleyofthemoon #celebration #birthday #sistertime #blessed #reflections #sunset #travelinglight #givingthanks #gratitude (at Ojai Vista Farm)

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: : COLLABORATION : : #mondaymotivation Find like minds and make Beauty together... So blessed to have had many beautiful moments like this recently, creating with incredible women . . . This amazing shoot for @salihahmoore beautiful line shot by @tehyashea What an experience to watch these Mamas work and mother all at once. #goals Salihah will be at next month’s @echoparkcraftfair . . . I also contributed a poem on healing for the Fall/Winter ‘17 @life_as_ceremony magazine. Alice, thank you for giving us ladies a place to shine. Love you 🙏🏾 . . . So grateful for these opportunities. #womensupportingwomen #womeninnature #magic #collaboration #motivation #inspiration #model #writer #lifeasceremony

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When all else fails, just be yourself🦄 Happy Halloween 🎃 Beautiful People! . . . #unicorn #blacqueunicorn #halloween2017 #allhallowseve #beyourself #knowthyself #magicalcreature #dtla #boomtownbrewery #losangeles #trickortreat #ichoosemagic (at Boomtown Brewery)

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Been at a loss for words these past few days. Nerves so raw just thinking of all that has happened in this world in the space of the days...weeks...months. The fragility of this life, the prevalence of hatred and sickness in this world can feel to real and sometimes terribly close. But you know what else is real, the Love. Hold your loved ones close, make memories, find your happy, share your joy, create beauty. Be the Change. Celebrating four years of marriage with this man today and feeling so blessed. We have come so far together and grown so beautifully just in these few years. I can only imagine this future of ours... #oakandcypressyearfour . . . #anniversary #blacklove #love #thisisblacklove #atllove #whatyouknowaboutthat #goodlove #bethechange #harvestmoon (at Silver Lake, Los Angeles)

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Oh just me doing the most @acurrentaffair 😉 When a dress feels like it has a story, it's a good dress @shopgossamer Such a sweet piece ✨💜✨ #acurrentaffair #vintagehuntress #vintage #embroidery #green #shopgossamer #blacqueunicornstyle #blackgirlmagic #losangeles #dtla #windowtreatment (at Cooper Design Space)

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Oh just me doing the most @acurrentaffair 😉 When a dress feels like it has a story, it's a good dress @shopgossamer Such a sweet piece ✨💜✨ #acurrentaffair #vintagehuntress #vintage #embroidery #green #shopgossamer #blacqueunicornstyle #blackgirlmagic #losangeles #dtla #windowtreatment (at Cooper Design Space)

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✨Have a magical Weekend✨ Outtake from a most enchanted shoot by @tehyashea for @salihahmoore Fall.Winter '17 Lookbook #fw17ea #salihahmoore #handwoven #beaded #jewelry #forest #narnia #lookbook #vogue #voguestyle #fashion #conciousfashion #art #womensupportingwomen #magic #magicalcreatures #sisterhood

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Echoing my Tea Sisters here... 🍃🍵 A small group of us gathered every Saturday and Sunday for the better part of July. We sometimes sat, we sometimes filled vessels, we learned and relearned from one another. It was Sweet, It was Sisterhood in its purest form. Sisterhood, in this instance, came in the form of us coming together from a place of LOVE with the intention to sweetly support and thoughtfully teach one another how to yet again Walk in Beauty. I should mention that men serve tea beautifully as well, it's just for this particular "Tea Camp" of long time tea ceremony lovers and students, it was women who were called to show up. Feeling so grateful to @jess_lynne_karr for the giving us a space filled with the most beautiful energy to come together, @_ay.am_ I imagine this peaceful expansive space to be a physical depiction of your graceful heart. Grateful to @allmattersofspirit for the lessons and laughs and the willingness to truly share this practice from a place of respect and such evident reverence. Still have jewels poured from your heart into our awaiting cups spinning around in my mind 💎🍃🍵🙏🏾 . . . On that note, I want to let you all know I will begin holding morning tea ceremonies in my home starting very soon. They will either be announced in this space or through email, unsure of this aspect, space will be limited 6-8 seats. I'm excited to share this practice. It will be an honor to serve you ✨💜🙏🏾✨ . . . Also, this evening, if you happen to be free. I will be assisting with water for @sagelove tea ceremony from 5-6:30pm @wmn_space Hope to see you all at some point very soon 🌹🍃🍵 . . . #teaceremony #teacamp #globalteahut #drinkyourtea #beofservice #sisterhood #womensupportingwomen #thebeautyway #plant #plantmedicine #tea #meditation #practice (at AYAM)

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Full Moon Eclipse Portal Vibes ✨🌑✨ Deep Dive Untenable surface Stone as water, skin as stone. Water as Breathe, breathe as skin. Porous ~ Musings from my front Porch 📷: @hellotrilly . . . #malibu #hike #sunchild #silk #fullmoon #lunareclipse #eclipse #stone #portal #aquarius #sundaysareforlovers #evenonmondays #sandstone #ecotone #losangeles #getoutside #blackgirlmagic #landscape #naturaldesign #scouting (at Malibu, California)

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Today's the last day to stop by @amplifierfoundation pop-up gallery in Silver Lake. In this current socio-political climate it can feel that we have hit a wall in progression, that we are in desperate need of new ideas that will move us in a more positive direction. But then there are organizations like @amplifierfoundation that are determined to keep momentum, determined to inspire thought and change and give us a platform to share and grow through the current issues in our global landscape. Thank goodness for those who's mission it is to inspire HOPE. In the darkest times the hopeful are our blessing. . . . #amplifierfoundation #feminist #strength #hope #inspire #art #laart #womensmarch #losangeles #silverlake #thatsdarling #thedarlingmovement (at Silver Lake, Los Angeles)

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"things. that should be asked often. in every type. of relationship: how is your heart. is your breath happy. here. do you feel free." - @nayyirah.waheed Loving these words from Nayyirah Waheed. As my Venus is in Leo. This past new moon and the coming one are all about Love for me. How I am loving. Who I am loving? Who I am not loving? What are my triggers? How can I be more unconditional in my Love? Interesting what comes up when setting intentions about being a better Lover... ✨💜😸✨ Blouse: @whimbyaree Skirt: @wamuhuwaweru * * * #leo #firesign #venusinleo #love #pride #unconditionallove #africanprint #playwithpatterns #writer #blogger #flashesofdelight #blackisbeautiful #blackgirlmagic #poetry #nayyirahwaheed (at Los Angeles, California)

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Super Soul Monday vibes via #earthwindandfire 🖖🏾 #funk #funky #zen #wegotthis #vinyl #thewayofsoul #oldschool #vibey #musicmakesitbetter #motivators

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: : @sagelove Beautiful set up for tea @wmn_space this past Wednesday : : This morning I am filled with gratitude. Gratitude for tea, Gratitude for this practice, Gratitude for plant medicine, Gratitude to @prismofthreads @kat.mills @sagelove for asking me to be of service with water at some point or another. Gratitude to @tayloreyewalker for years ago serving the first tea ceremony I would ever sit in. Gratitude to @allmattersofspirit for her graceful service and teachings.... Saying yes to what feels right can lead to such beautiful places. May we walk in Beauty... #teaceremony #tea #meditation #gratitude #blessed #yoga #love #beauty #practice #trust #faith #growth #plantmedicine #thebeautyway

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Made it to @mocalosangeles for the last day of the Kerry James Marshall exhibit and I'm so glad we did. What an extensive and moving body of work. Thought provoking, challenging. Well-curated. Truly one of the best shows I've seen in a long time. There are so many thoughts floating in my head about this exhibition ... What it means to be African-American in Los Angeles. What responsibility we have to share the truth of that experience. How things have changed... how things have stayed the same. How I overheard multiple conversations about where the heck this beautiful creative black community is hiding every other day?!!! I mean, I feel like I see ya'll at events like these like once a month! Can we get some frequency please because the vibe was just medicine. * * * #mocalosangeles #kerryjamesmarshall #happeningindtla #art #blackinla #blackart #blackartist #blackisbeautiful #blackbookla #artist #creative (at MOCA | The Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles)