Artist Paints the Universe and Nature into Black Women’s Hair
Pierre Jean-Louis is a multimedia artist based in New York and Philadelphia, who has built up quite a social media following as a result of his unique works. Jean-Louis paints mystical images of the universe and nature onto images of Black women’s natural hair. His intricate works feature flowers, vines, and even an entire forest, all seamlessly woven into coils and kinks. Jean-Louis even invites his followers to tag him in their photos on Instagram so that he can consider their portraits as well.
Real life goddesses
Solarpunk and Lunarpunk in one post ayyyyyy
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Artist Paints the Universe and Nature into Black Women’s Hair
Pierre Jean-Louis is a multimedia artist based in New York and Philadelphia, who has built up quite a social media following as a result of his unique works. Jean-Louis paints mystical images of the universe and nature onto images of Black women’s natural hair. His intricate works feature flowers, vines, and even an entire forest, all seamlessly woven into coils and kinks. Jean-Louis even invites his followers to tag him in their photos on Instagram so that he can consider their portraits as well.
Real life goddesses
Solarpunk and Lunarpunk in one post ayyyyyy
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Hello, everybody! I’m still alive! (But barely…) I’m back a bit late with my quarterly goals for the summer, but let’s see how I did the last 3 months.
1. Complete TFG 1 and send it through professional developmental edits (round 2)
–This is done. 🙂
2. Start 2 weekly segments again on blog/instagram, including Four Gods Friday
–I did not do this. Fail.
3. Restart mental health routine
–I actually had to revamp my entire mental healthcare routine, so this is technically a win. More on this later.
4. Dance (for exercise purposes) at least 3 times weekly
–Nope. Fail.
5. Keep blood sugar under control
–Despite all my health issues, this has actually been a success.
6. Eat healthier and learn more recipes to cook
–Ehh…this is debatable. I’d count it a half win.
7. Revamp author platform
–Ha, definitely didn’t do this. Fail.
8. Read more!
–Yes!
9. Get my hair cut/colored
–No.
10. Outline TFG 2
–Surprisingly, this actually did get done. Win!
And that’s 5 ½ out of 10, and that’s a successful quarter. I’m glad I was able to complete more than I thought I did. To be completely frank with you all, the last three months have been some of the hardest that I can remember. I have been suffering from multiple infections, diabetes complications, and I was recently diagnosed with a panic disorder due to the stress I am undergoing at work, all of which have made me reconsider my current stage in life. Moving forward, I will be undergoing major changes that I hope will be for the better. While my author platform and The Four Gods need attention this coming quarter, I only have 2 goals.That’s right…just 2.
1. Devote most of my time to my health (both physical and mental) and to self care.
2. Revamp my author platform for final editing stages of TFG.
Hopefully this quarter will go much better and you’ll start to see more of me and content for The Four Gods. See you soon!
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Some writing days are better than others, and the most important thing is to remember why you write: because you love it, because you have stories to tell, because your readers need your stories. One of my favorite quotes is from Walt Disney: ‘If you can dream it, you can do it.’

Gloria Chao is an MIT grad turned dentist turned writer. She currently lives in Chicago with her ever-supportive husband, for whom she became a nine-hole golfer (sometimes seven). She was once a black belt in kung-fu and a competitive dancer, but that side of her was drilled and suctioned out. American Panda is her debut novel, and Misaligned is forthcoming fall 2019. Visit her tea-and-book-filled world at gloriachao.wordpress.com and find her on Twitter and Instagram @gloriacchao.
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