Rose Hill Ceramic Art - As Seen on the Oprah Winfrey Show
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pulled from site's meta descriptionWelcome to Rose Hill Art, home of "The Little Colored Girls" as seen on the Oprah Winfrey Show, a table setting for 12 created for and inspired by OPRAH and listed as one of Oprah's favorite things... "I am often asked why I paint these politically incorrect images. What exactly am I saying? Most often I answer the question with a question, like what is it for you? What emotions does it stir inside you?” "In reference to “The Little Colored Girls”, well they remind me of my childhood with my three sisters, neighborhood girlfriends, our dresses, and our hair. We got our hair braided and a freshly starched dress every two days and that was my mother’s routine. Sunday morning we got our hair straightened with a hot comb for church and our dresses were even more special. Painting these hair-do’s opens the door to a flood of memories, and it seems this sentiment is shared by many Black Americans.In reference to the story of “Little Black Sambo” the person I am speaking with usually says “well, I loved that story. It was my favorite…” and then the person goes on to say “however it is not politically correct …is it?” This story is over 100 years old; it is also the most popular, most illustrated and probably the most analyzed children’s story ever written. I personally am fascinated with its’ history, when I paint the story on ceramics, for me it is like recording history. Knowing that I have created a tool that can be used to teach and heal generations to come, gives me a great sense of purpose.Black Americans are the most sensitive for obvious reasons; this in my opinion is all the more reason why we should use tools like this to tell our story and what it means for us. What I hear from many Black Americans is what the story meant to mean spirited White Americans; then I ask myself, is that a reason to “throw the baby out with the bath water”, my answer is “no!”. If those mean spirited people were not present during that time in history, would “Little Black Sambo” be just a clever boy hero? 100 years ago, black was not considered beautiful, that is when the invisible shackles were put on, and unfortunately many of us are still bound by those shackles, even though we each hold the key to unlock them. Black has always been beautiful, that is the truth. What we think of ourselves can free us or enslave us, we have a choice, we can choose to heal and move forward. Embracing our culture, and all that we went through to get to where we are is necessary in order to heal. …Black has always been and always will be beautiful!"
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