Simone Elizabeth

Artist
WOC 🇯🇲🇨🇦
Her/She
❤️KnowJusticeKnowPeace

[Robson Fletcher @CBCFletch]

Oh hey, the Alberta Government did one of those 4:52 p.m. news releases.

They're cancelling 11 recently issued coal leases.

That might sound significant but the affected areas are very small additions (black) to much larger existing coal leases (grey) in the area. #ableg

[PS @POPSUGAR]

The planets won't be this closely aligned again until 2080. 🌟 https://t.co/4nvNZ6b34X

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

Just posted a photo @ Calgary, Alberta https://t.co/zBnpSQ8dIV

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

Finishing touches. This is the backside - I'm hand sewing the edges. I have to exercise patience with my textiles! I get so stoked to tuft and forget that the finishing takes a long time. I do everything myself, by… https://t.co/HexPOkigzz

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

Meow 🐆 (rarrr).
Large textile #wip
I'm digging the sneakers tho 😏👟👀.

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#comingsoon‼️#tuftinggun #paintingwiththread #blackartnow #artrug #canadiandesign #canadian #afromodern #socialjusticeart #textiledesign… https://t.co/jivmEy4FRc

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

Feeling all the feels.🖤⚡
Humbled, blessed, grateful...seen.
@alexkwongart rendered a beautiful likeness of me in my hometown of Calgary, Alberta, Treaty 7 Land.
(Just north on 17th Avenue and 7th Street on Mona… https://t.co/qKGsSSzzxG

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

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How y'all feeling?
I am thinking about the courage it takes to push through difficult thoughts and situations. How do we not only consider mindfulness, but enact on it? We can be so inundated with the fury of the… https://t.co/wiFTLr9Vnk

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

NYC bound! ⚡ I have super exciting news to share with y'all... soon!!! 🤐🤐🤐
My babies are leaving the nest, it's hard to let go, but so stoked for the journey! 😭💙 #tba
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#tuftinggun  #paintingwiththreads… https://t.co/lLTQjABsDy

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

My work is me. 💛 Here she is. #challengeaccepted
When I dedicate myself to a piece this large, it becomes a part of me - and me to it.
In this piece I am focusing on the power and excellence of Black womanhood. So… https://t.co/vA53gmRX59

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

Nearly finished this piece!
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Do what you love, love what you do! Be true to YOU! This piece has taken me over 100 hours, and I still have hours to crack with the finishing. Be patient with your craft. I'm… https://t.co/3443PwFOIQ

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

@ArleneDickinson Thank you Arlene!!

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

Thank you to @ArleneDickinson for carving out space today for me to share my textiles on Instagram!!

[Arlene Dickinson @ArleneDickinson]

Today’s Instagram takeover will be by @SimoneTextiles – an artist currently residing in Calgary who creates large textiles that represent colourful portraits of Black leaders and civilians. Head over to my Instagram profile and check out her posts today!

https://t.co/zJxU3NfjwN

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

Thank you for the endless support @CABCITYdotca !

[Mel Ward @melly_joy_ward]

@CABCITYdotca @SimoneTextiles @cabcitycafe I friggin love her work. It is stunning.

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

@CABCITYdotca @melly_joy_ward Thank you both ♥️

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

🔉Sound up🔊
"U.N.I.T.Y" by Queen Latifah 🎶
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Process video #wip of large work! I created a rainbow gradient behind the figure: thinking about Unity, equality and pride. 🌈⚡💎👑
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#pride #comingsoon‼️ #tufttheworld… https://t.co/4qZkAc5yFA

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

A little razzle dazzle 💎
New piece #wip -
I'm back to large scale ya'll!!!
This one is a beautiful challenge.
Swipe to see my inspiration 👁️👉🏽
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#unity #queenlatifah #comingsoon‼️ #blacklivesmatter… https://t.co/gEtaOs9zuq

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

"It's not that the ground underneath me was suddenly shifting; it's that it is never still. That's part of the work of my journey - getting comfortable with life's groundlessness".
- Alicia Keys, More Myself: A… https://t.co/lLhnZSTKXp

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

Several of my treasures from the last while. 🖤 My studio is beaming - I continue to manifest a healing and powerful juju when I'm within.
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Thank you for all of your support, truly. And hey, I ain't finished...… https://t.co/BjvTAS4iDo

[Simone Elizabeth @SimoneTextiles]

Bob Marley's lyrics and enchanting melodies is what I grew up on. There was always music playing in my family's house! My father had that patriot connection to Bob, to his prayer and rebellious spirit. Bob is a… https://t.co/2oqL4rnb5W