Exploring and Celebrating Life in the Motor City!
Exploring and Celebrating Life in the Motor City!
Another beautiful Detroit mural I spotted in Midtown Detroit near Cass Avenue. I snapped this photo on Noel Night (December 2022) as I was walking back to my minivan. The mural is by Detroit artist Freddy Diaz (swfreddy on Instagram). FOLLOW ON SOCIAL MEDIA: FACEBOOK INSTAGRAM PINTEREST TWITTER
Here’s a fun butterfly mural wall for taking pictures. It’s located in Downtown Ferndale, Michigan. Sunday, Travis and I took the kids to get haircuts. I always take them to the same stylist I go to– Motor City Hair Witch. Ali’s so great. She’s been styling my hair since summer 2021. She did my big …
I finally got to see the Detroit mural “Patterns of the Detroit Community”! An Instagram friend shared a photo with me that she had taken of the mural because she knows how much I love discovering new murals in the city. Creation of the mural art was collaborative effort by three Detroit artists. “Patterns of …
Last week, I tried Eminem’s new restaurant Mom’s Spaghetti! As a mom of six, who cooks spaghetti often, here’s what I think of it…
If you’re a fan of Detroit artist Désirée Kelly’s artwork, then you will love her latest art piece. The award-winning artist recently completed a new mural in Detroit for the No Kid Hungry “Rebuilding” Campaign. The mural is located at 1009 Cass Ave. in Detroit if you’d like to go check it out. Along with …
On Saturday, I attended The Opening Artist Talk featuring Stickwork by North Carolina artist Patrick Dougherty. As part of this year’s Detroit Month of Design, the art event was held at Eliza Howell Park in Detroit’s Brightmoor community. Stickwork is a collaborative effort with Eliza Howell Park Partnership, Sidewalk Detroit, the City of Detroit, The …
The inaugural BLKOUT Walls Mural Festival was held July 24 – 31, 2021, in Detroit’s North End community. On today’s blog post, I’m sharing photographs from my time visiting the mural festival and the beautiful Detroit murals! Did you attend the BLKOUT Walls Mural Festival? The inaugural event took place July 24th through the 31st …
If you love hanging out at bookstores and libraries, then you may enjoy MOCAD’s latest art exhibition called the Black Art Library. Curated by art educator Asmaa Walton, the art exhibit features a lovely collection of books dedicated to Black art. Over the weekend, I took my daughter Zhen with me to view the exhibit. …
Detroit murals are a must-see when visiting the Motor City. You can find beautiful murals throughout the city of Detroit and the metro area. Check out some of my favorite Detroit city street art!
Have you ever looked back at old photographs to remember special moments in your life that made you feel happy? The other day, I came across my collection of Detroit photos from last spring– a time when quarantine life and social distancing was nonexistent and not even a thought in our minds. As I was …