From the Wyndham sisters to the Lindo sisters My mother one of the three, the creator of me My aunts, the extended branches of her & her role in my life Caribbean women, roots beginning in Jamaica Three different buds of the same flower, my grandmother Like the flowers my grandmother grew, she nourished them too. Plumeria vibrant and spirited, makes its statement in the background As a reminder of her to them, ‘I may be gone but I’m still here’ In them she lives on Subjects of my work, elements of my own masterpiece I thank you for being worthy Inspired by the works of Kehinde Wiley Like the realism he captures, I attempt to copy But in my own signature & John Singer Sargent By setting the foundation, I able to build a new and add to you With my own Interpretation and melanin representation I thank you each for your creations, that sparked the inspirations that feed my imagination From my shoe box of paints to my colored pencils, I thank you too This whole image was able to come alive and shine through you Felicia F. (BHSEC Queens)
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