the raph lore
Welcome to my blog, The Raph Lore. In The Raph Lore, you will read about canon-events-turned-lessons of my life & art journey & in depth analysis behind my pieces of the Black Madonna as a divine messenger & human archetype for collective liberation.
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SAVING “THE KID”: ODE TO THE ELDEST DAUGHTER, MIDDLE CHILD, & FIRST-GEN BLUES
Once upon a time, I was a black child. A black child filled with hopes, dreams, sunshine, rainbows, and an overwhelming sense of love for my being.
“LEAP, AND THE NET WILL APPEAR”: PURSUING MY INTUITION
“I don’t know what moves me,” I wrote. “I am a woman of many talents and aspirations that soar beyond the status quo but what sets my soul ablaze every given day?”
“BLACK FREEDOM, BLACK MADONNA & THE BLACK CHILD OF HOPE” TURN THREE
June 15th, 2022 marks the 3rd year anniversary of my first midwifed creation: Black Freedom, Black Madonna & The Black Child of Hope. On this gorgeous day, this beauty was gracefully installed on the Fletcher Free Library, with a divine message for liberation:
ATTN: COLLECTIVE - THE DIVINE HUMAN ARCHETYPE IS THE COLLECTIVE MEMORY OF WHO WE ARE.