Series 10 “Lineage” 2026
This collection was a continuation of last year’s “Roots” collection. These pieces speak to me being the continuation of my lineage by telling their stories through art.
There will be more pieces uploaded as I create through this year.
-DeLoné
“Divine Rights” $5500
So often Black Americans and especially Black femes, do not get to be seen as soft. We do not get to rest. Things like "hustle culture" and even "Black excellence" get used to make us believe always have to be working, and going. We must always be the strong ones. We must always be at the forefront of whatever movement is going against the oppressors. This is a reminder that we can be all those things, but we can also be soft. We can have rest. We can find the beauty and the spirit of rest because it was something not alloted to our ancestors. So when we rest, it is for us and to honor them.
2026: 32” x 44” pyrography & acrylic on wood
“Ever Changing” SOLD
Snakes tend to come up in my work a lot the past year. As we close out the year of the snake, it has brought so much change. It has helped shed old ideas of how we thought the world was, and brought truths to light. In order to create the life we want, we must be willing to constantly shed, and change. But also to go with the flow of the universe and nature. The pattern on the snake is meant to be pools of water to remind the viewer of the flow, but also the power of water. How it can change the landscape of the world around it, and so can we.
2026: 53.5” x 23” pyrography, wood stain & gold leafing on large wood cut out.
“I Contain Multitudes” $5500
This piece is about understanding you are not just stardust, but also your ancestors. You are not just their wildest dreams. In Africa time is viewed as more cyclical rather than linear. The past is not something forgotten from long ago, but an integral part of the present. In my pieces, I like depicting my ancestors as either bones, or by the blue dyed fingertips on the hands. When my ancestors were first brought here, they were made to work the indigo fields in the Carolinas. Over time we lost knowledge of our specific tribes and language in order for different enslaved Black people to communicate with each other. Most of them came from west and central Africa and became known as the Gullah Geechee people. In fact, most Black americans can trace their lineage back to the Gullah Geechee people who were forced to work these fields. Indigo was referred to as "Blue Gold". Not only were they exposed to the toxic chemicals used to process the indigo, their fingertips were permanently dyed blue. When I think of all I am and what I have become, I think about how I am every dream they had of surviving a world that only saw them as lesser. So when I create my work, it is of them and for them, as I am the embodiment of stardust and survival.
2026: 43” x 52” pyrography, acrylic & gold leafing on large wood cut out
“To Guard” $4400
This piece is my take on the bottle trees and things that spoke to my heritage. It has several different symbols pertaining to me growing up in the south. The cicada represents rebirth & overcoming. Bottle trees are something I saw very often and even have on in my own yard. The bottles are said to ward off evil spirits and haints, and if they do get close, the spirits get caught in the bottles. You will also notice there is a lot of blue in the piece. Bottles trees can have many different color bottles, but they are mainly blue to represent the water. The hands with blue dyed fingertips represent my ancestors. We were brought here by way of the Carolinas and they sold off to Louisiana and then to Texas, where I was born. When my ancestors were first brought here, they were made to work the indigo fields. Indigo was referred to as "Blue Gold". Not only were they exposed to the toxic chemicals used to process the indigo, their fingertips were permanently dyed blue. The cowrie shells were used as currency through the African diaspora. They not only represent prosperity but also ward off evil spirits and the evil eye.
2026: 17” x 66” pyrography, acrylic, glass beads and crystals with mixed metal chains
“Sacred Rage Comes From Love” $5500
This piece is about the rage I feel watching the world continue its cycles of destruction. To watch my own people die. To watch atrocities around the world where evil people target women and children. To watch whole peoples suffering. Knowing the rage built within me comes from a love of humanity and what I believe we could be.
2026: pyrography, acrylic on large wood cut out