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Fragment from a recently written poem, text layered over my photo of the Mother's Day flowers my queer kid got me, finally planted in the yard.
From "You Have Your Cake"
Love shouldn't feel like
a warÂ
Strategy employed
Two generals facing off
You have an army
I have none
You defeated me
utterly
You nurse me back
to health
Just to destroy me again
I am completely undone, devastated
A piece from February that is still available.
"how I long to caress
your cheek
to tell you every pain
has a salve
and I will always
minister to you withÂ
softest hands
and gentle words" (2025)
12x12 inches; acrylic, gesso, paper, rhinestones, & embroidery thread (hand embroidered) on canvas with painted sides
$250 + $20 USPS Priority shipping with tracking & insurance in the U.S. only. Local West Michigan folks can arrange free pick-up if preferred. Message to arrange purchase.
Something I am working on.
It is vintage punch embroidery thread used as embroidery thread, on upcycled denim (from when I cut a skirt short). I haven't decided if I will keep it in the hoop or if it is meant to be a loose piece, but it is too big to be used as anything but art (wouldn't work as a large patch, for example, bcuz it is too big.) If I keep it in the hoop I haven't decided if I should do yarn around the hoop or just paint it. We'll see how it evolves & what it tells me it wants to be.
I do not paint much of what could be characterized as landscapes, but occasionally the fancy strike, or something accidentally takes on that characteristic (as in the first piece, where a wash did not work as expected & gave me tree trunks.) Here are two very different landscapes, both in size & offering. Both remain available to purchase.
1. "even the trees
are dancingÂ
in the moonlight
why not us" (2025)
5x7 inches, acrylic & metal charm on canvas; $36 + $10 shipping
2. "Sun and Moon, starsÂ
  you are exquisiteÂ
I try to be subtle but
  there is nothing coy about
  the way I look at you" (2024)
18x24 inches; acrylic on canvas board; $200 + $50 shipping
MESSAGE me to arrange purchase. Shipping is U.S. only via USPS Priority with tracking & insurance. West Michigan folks can arrange free pick-up instead.
These were made in November as part of my annual holiday "new small art perfect for gifting" practice.
These are standard-sized pillar unscented candles in glass containers, in a variety of colors (there are two each of royal blue, seafoam green, peachy-pink, periwinkle blue, & deep dark purple).
My original one-of-a-kind artworks on the outside are 4x6 inch watercolor & ink works on paper affixed to the glass with mod podge, so they should stay very well. Each candle features a different botanical/floral illustration in my style, with dot flourishes that those familiar with my work will recognize. The bottom of every candle has a small affixed watercolor tab with my signature also.
Ideas for use: Decorative item for your mantle, bookshelf, or altar, never burned; after burning the candle down, carefully clean the interior as best as you can & then fill the glass with decorative stones or use it as a trinket holder; after burning the candle down & cleaning the interior, use it as a small vase for wild flowers or a singular large flower
Each candle was $36 + $12 shipping, but is now marked down to $25 + the $12 shipping.
Shipping is in the U.S. only via USPS Priority with tracking & insurance, though shipping is combined to save you money if you order multiple items at one time. Local West Michigan folks can arrange free pick-up, of course. Please MESSAGE to arrange a purchase. Thank you
"Every Day is a Good Day to Eat Cake" (2022) is both homÃĄge to Crazy Horse's "It's a good day to die" (context: he was speaking of fighting for the survival of his people against violent settling & colonizing) & my undying belief that cake is a joy, a pleasure, that everyone deserves. I have been known to say that cake makes everything better. Anyone who wants cake should let themself shamelessly have cake. This world is a dumpster fire, as we all know, so take your (unharmful to others) joy where you can.
9x12 inches; acrylic, paper, & gel pen on canvas board.
Due to age, I'm reducing this to $25. $8 to ship, which is in the U.S. only & via USPS Priority with tracking & insurance. Local West Michigan folks can arrange pick-up, free, at my home or GRPC. MESSAGE to arrange purchase, please.
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No, I don't take commissions. If you like my work, please choose from the 100+ pieces I have available.
No, I don't deal with NFTs
"In poetry we take
more words to say
what could be said
simply
But gawd, simple ain't
pretty
To woo & win hearts
requires a different
language" (2025)
11x14 inches; acrylic, rhinestones (amethyst), & embroidery thread (hand embroidered) on canvas with painted sides
MESSAGE to arrange purchase. $250 + $20 USPS Priority shipping (in U.S. only) with tracking & insurance. Local West Michigan folks can always arrange free pick-up instead if preferred.
NO COMMISSIONS, NO NFTs. Please buy existing art & support independent artists.
"everythingÂ
is more beautifulÂ
because of you, butÂ
you make me wantÂ
moreÂ
I am spoiled byÂ
your love" (2025)
The embroidery thread is dark crimson, the rhinestones are pale pink & ruby red.
12x12 inches; acrylic, gesso, rhinestones, metal charm, & embroidery (hand embroidered) thread on canvas with painted sides. $250 + $20
"I shouldn't build
a home in you
But you make me want
to live forever" (2025)
12x12 inches; acrylic, yarn, embroidery thread on canvas with painted sides. $250 + $20
"You are always home
with me
Because you are home
for me" (2025)
8x10 inches, acrylic & cotton embroidery thread (hand embroidered) on canvas with painted sides. $150 + $12
Shipping is USPS Priority with tracking & shipping, in the U.S. only. West Michigan folks can arrange free pick-up instead if they prefer (bonus meet & greet with Fern the Pug for pick-ups, at my home or at GRPC.) DM *only* with serious inquiries.
#ShakurArts #art #embroidery #floral #flowers #MixedMedia #painting
Y'all, it's in my bio. No, I don't do commissions. I have tons of art available. You can see all my work on my IG. Please buy my existing art. Again, no, I don't take commissions.
"Gather me, turn toward
me, a sun, at least sometimes
but gather me to you
I want to be near
your heart" (2025)
12x12 inches, acrylic & yarn (hand embroidery) on canvas. Available now.
1. "I confess I am better, my best
when being loved by you" (2024)
4x6 inches, acrylic on canvas w/ painted sides. $40
2. "You make me more me
more real, more aliveÂ
something about me fadesÂ
when you are away too long" (2024)
4x6 inches, acrylic on canvas w/ painted sides. $40
3. "Come home, bring your heart
bring me your arms" (2024)
5x7 inches, acrylic on canvas w/ painted sides. $50
4. "What am I without you
I am saved from my own folly
only by your love" (2024)
5x7 inches, acrylic on canvas w/ painted sides. $50
They are $8 to ship, $10 shipping total if you buy multiple of them at one time (and ship to one place), sent via USPS Priority with tracking & insurance. Shipping is in the U.S. only. Locals can pick-up instead if preferred. Message with serious inquiries only to purchase.
"O, to sit in a garden
in the morning sun
I pour you tea, peel
as many oranges asÂ
you can eat
Fill you up with love
what peace" (2025)
"O, to build a homeÂ
with you
Love manifest
You are my home
the sweetness of life
I, a flower bendingÂ
towards you, My Light" (2025)
Both are 8x10 inches, acrylic on canvas, and both have already sold.
"You are bothÂ
Sun and Moon
All the light
Morning and night
Warm and cool
Comfort and mystery
You are lifeâ (2024).
This is part of a series of works I call "Portals". They look to me like geode slices also. It is very relaxing to work in the layers of circles & then add the metallic (bronze) layers also. This is the only one, so far, that inspired making it into a tree as well, but I do believe trees are, themselves, portals. The work is a meditation to make, & hopefully to view also.
12x12 inches, acrylic on canvas with painted sides. $150 + $20 shipping See my Instagram for purchasing & to see all available art.
1-5: "Growth Mindset" series (2024)
6x6 inches; acrylic & paper on canvas with painted sides & hanging wire on the back.
$65 each + $12Â
6-7: (L) "for the first timeÂ
I see myself
Because you see me
like no one else does"Â
(R) "You are magic
With you I become real
anything can happen" (2024)
5x7 inch canvas but framed they are 6.25x8.25 inches each. Acrylic on canvas, wood frame hand painted gold on outer & inner edges, glitter encrusted front.
$90 each or $165 for the set. $18 shipping whether you buy one or both.
8: "For you
(and only you)...
I would drag galaxiesÂ
down to earth
Capture stars in glass
to fashion earrings
for your precious ears
Hand you the moon
like a crystal ball" (2025)
11x14 inches; acrylic, paper, gesso, & yarn (hand embroidery) on canvas with painted sides
$225 + $20
9: "I look in your faceÂ
  and cannot walk away
Being in love does thatÂ
  to me" (2024)
11x14 inches, acrylic on canvas with painted sides
$150 + $20
10: "It could be something
It could be nothing
I just wanted to know
I was your Baby" (2024)
12x12 inches, acrylic & hand stitched yarn on canvas with painted sides
$200 + $20
