BOWTIE JOINT: FOXY MUSE

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BOWTIE JOINT:

FOXY MUSE

“ONE MUST GIVE HIMSELF COMPLETELY TO HIS ART AND NOT HOLD BACK. THROW CAUTION TO THE WIND. EMBRACE THE MUSE. MAKE LOVE TO YOUR ART.”
― HARLEY KING

IN 2012, EBONY MAGAZINE PUBLISHED AN ARTICLE BY WRITER JARED MICHAEL LOWE ENTITLED:

“SEARCHING FOR THE BLACK FEMALE MUSE”

 WITHIN THE ARTICLE, MR. LOWE WRITES:

“BLACK WOMEN HAVE LONGED SERVED AS MUSES WHETHER FOR EACH OTHER OR FOR MALE CREATIVE FORCES. YET, HISTORY SOMETIMES LIKES TO PLAY A BLIND EYE.”

BASED ON MY STUDY OF THE HIGH FASHION INDUSTRY OVER THAT PAST 10 YEARS, I DEFINITELY AGREE WITH THIS STATEMENT.

HENCE, I INTENTIONALLY WORK WITH MANY WOMEN OF COLOR.  MY ULTIMATE GOAL IS ENSURING THAT I PROVIDE OPPORTUNITIES AND REPRESENTATION AS A MEANS OF EXPOSURE, SO MORE FACES ARE SEEN AND VOICES HEARD THROUGH THE ART WE CREATE TOGETHER.  MY PLATFORM MAY NOT BE VERY LARGE.  HOWEVER, IT IS APPROACHED WITH THE SAME SERIOUS MINDSET AS THOSE MUCH LARGER AND GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED.

ASHLEY FOX IS ONE OF THOSE SPECIAL ARTISTS THAT I HAVE BEEN FORTUNATE ENOUGH TO WORK WITH.  SHE PUTS ME IN THE MINDSET OF WHAT I INTERPRET A MUSE TO BE, FOR SOMEONE CREATING ART.  SHE IS A BEAUTIFUL PERSON AND HER ENERGY SPEAKS DIRECTLY TO THE ARTISTIC BEING WITHIN ME.  FOR ALL OF THIS, I AM VERY GRATEFUL TO HER.

MODEL:  FOX

MUA:  BRITT 

PEACE AND NAMASTE.

BOWTIE.