by Tracey-Renee | Mar 6, 2017 | Journal, Life, Monday Motivation
It’s Monday! As I flipped through my planner to organize my week, the date “3/9” jumped out at me. This week Thursday will mark the 20th anniversary of Notorious B.I.G.’s death. Twenty years ago I was in Milwaukee in my childhood bedroom...
by Tracey-Renee | Mar 3, 2017 | Good Stuff, Journal, Life
I didn’t go to Mardi Gras, but I still had a pretty wild and crazy week. It wasn’t a “beads & booze” variety of crazy…it was more of the “deadlines & technical glitches” type of crazy. Sometimes you just have to roll...
by Tracey-Renee | Mar 1, 2017 | Art, Black History Month, Exhibitions, Journal
As soon as I heard that the Oakland Museum of California was honoring the 50th anniversary of the Black Panther Party, I knew that I had to see it. The exhibition, All Power to the People: Black Panthers at 50, was on display from October 2016 through February 2017....
by Tracey-Renee | Feb 28, 2017 | Black History Month, Fashion, Inspiration, Journal
Laissez les bons temps rouler…it’s Mardi Gras! I’ve been to New Orleans once. It was a quick trip to zoom through all the tourist spots just to say I “did it”. That experience made me want to go back, slow down and “do” New...
by Tracey-Renee | Feb 27, 2017 | Journal, Life, Monday Motivation
It’s Monday! This morning I am inspired by the gray space that exists between “being compensated” and “being challenged” as a creative professional. I’ll explain. As a designer, I’m commissioned to do the type of work that...