Shenequa

🧶 S T O R I E S | S E W N 🪡
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😊 It is my honor to be able to teach a skill that has been around waaay before I was even thought of. To think once upon a time I was terrified of a sewing machine and sewed everything by hand. Look at me now teaching others to sew. Sewn Stories is a safe and enjoyable space to sew, embroider with , and write a small note, phrase, or poem for you or your loved one. In this time of chaos and uncertainty this is a space for you to take your mind off of your troubles and be free and learn to sew and embroider.
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🧵 No, you don’t have to know how to sew or embroider for you will learn and walk away after this workshop a little bit more confident and comfortable doing so.
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🗓️ We have 2️⃣ more dates available to RSVP for the upcoming Stories Sewn workshop (link in bio) . Looking forward to seeing you there!
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📸 Thank you for snapping some of these
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🍂S E L F | P O R T R A I T S 🍂
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🖼️ My reflection in art
🧶 Crocheted hat made by Jess S.
📸 .abisaab
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💫 F A L L | W I N D Y💫
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A time well spent
In great company
One foot in front of the other
Slowly moving
Progress
Growth
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🍁F A L L | F L O W E R S 🍂
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A new season
A chill is in the air
Chaos
Joy
Giving + receiving flowers
Grateful
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💫 F U T U R E | H I S T O R I E S 💫
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👏🏾 Celebrating 20yrs of the Craft Research Fund was such a delight! Thank you to the staff and everyone involved at the Center for such a wonderful night. Thank you to , , , Lauren + Mathew for a wonderful time.
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🙏🏾 Thank you to all who had purchase art work during the live + silent auction. Thank you for you to everyone who continue to support the Center for Craft.
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☀️ G R A T I T U D E ☀️
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🥳 Thankful for another year around the sun.
🎉 Blessed for those who love and care for me with intention.
🙏🏾 Grateful for those who pray well wishes for me.
🥂 Ready for this next chapter!
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🧶 FUTURE | HISTORIES 🧶
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☺️ I’m excited to announce that one of my pieces, Braided Hair III, is available for the Future Histories online auction in support of celebrating 20 years of the Craft Research Fund .
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🫶🏾 The Center for Craft is a driving force behind the preservation and innovation of craft since 1996. This non-profit organization awarded my first grant back in 2014 (and others since) and currently a board member I couldn’t be more proud to support them in this way.
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🧶 Have you been wanting to collect a work of mines? This is your chance to bid or purchase Braid My Hair III (link in bio).
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🙏🏾 Thank you for all you do in supporting the next generation of craft makers (such as myself).
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Braid My Hair III
2021
21” (L) x 6” (W)
Woven with synthetic-hair, cotton, Hitarget (GH) fabric, and wooden beads.
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✨MUSEUM ACQUISTION ✨
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🥳 Excited to announce that the Museum of Fine Arts Houston acquired Tropical Odyssey in their permanent collection. Thank you to .
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🧶 Tropical Odyssey was inspired by my experience playing Mas with in St. Kitts & Nevis and my familial ties in the Caribbean.
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🖼️ Tropical Odyssey, 2025
🧶 synthetic-hair, cotton, feathers, & rhinestones
📐 26” H x 18.5” W
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💫 MUSEUM ACQUISITION 💫
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🥳 Identity Column III (collab with Germane Barnes)
🙌🏾 My FIRST museum acquisition !
🙏🏾 Thank you , .barnes, , AIC staff, Graham Foundation, Chi community, family, and ancestors!
🥹 This is not a sprint, but a marathon. Blessed to be an Artist/Creative for it’s not for the weak as a profession but my call to action.
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☀️ S U M M A T I M E ☀️
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🫶🏾 Dear Mahniya, I hope this trip taught you that your family is beyond the house you grow up in. Your Caribbean roots run deep! You learned crocheting with your great grandmother and tried local fruits and dishes. It was important for me to expose you to where you come from at a young age because legacy is important and you’re apart of that. To the first of many more trips together girly. Love you deep my sour patch kid!
Xoxo Aunty 🫶🏾🥹🫂
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E X P O 💫 C H I C A G O
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🧶 Woven Narratives : It’s Kharnaval
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🥹 Part III
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🎉 Thank you Courtney Kueppers with WBEZ Chicago for the shoutout.
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🫂 Thank you and . Thank you to my family, Chicago community, friends, and ancestors for always showing up and out for me in the most supportive way.
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🥹 I’m still floating high from this body of work that was such a celebratory process to make because it stemmed from me playing Sugar Mas in St. Kitts and Nevis and my experience in Ghana, West Africa. I’m truly blessed and excited to see what’s next with this body of work.
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