Dear Creative Soul,
Creativity connects. It connects us to our heart, it connects us to one another, and ultimately, it connects us to our community. I want to personally thank you for being on this journey with me. I cherish you and your support; together, we can launch something special into the world that embodies love and acceptance. While writing and photographing The New Southern Style, I traveled to more than 30 homes all over the country to have conversations with creatives from different backgrounds. If only I knew then how relevant these sacred moments would be to the world we are experiencing today. Some of the questions I ask in the interviews are meant to challenge old beliefs and get us to start thinking about how we can create a kinder, more empathetic world. By starting these conversations with one another, we can be our own agents of change.
This is a project I poured my heart into, and it became so much larger than myself. This project is about you. It is about celebrating our differences and finding solidarity through creativity in a region of the country where the past can still be felt. Please let these pages be a respite from your day. Let our conversations spark your own curiosity, and let the energy from this book be an additional layer of warmth to your surfaces. My goal is for this book to inspire you to dream even bigger, to further expand into your truth, and to embrace the shadows to show the world your brightest light. Welcome to the movement.
Your support for this project means the world to me. I ask you to please keep the energy moving and share what inspires you most about the book on your channels and with your creative community.
The New Southern Style (Virtual) Book Tour…
Happening NOW! Tune in to participate in all the amazing workshops, giveaways and livestreams that are rolling out over the next several weeks. A few of these events are TICKETED so make sure to reserve your spot now at the links below.
Hope to see you there!