Metta prayer
Quotes and Black Art | Thursdaysº
Quotes and Black Art
Your Curated Art Museum
“Come for the art, stay for the quotes.”
“‘Don’t you think, Hester,’ broke in her husband, ‘that mebbe there’s some truth in what Freddie says? Don’t you think the Lord kind o’ whispers what He wants people to do in their own ears? Mebbe it was n’t never intended fur Freddie to be a preacher: there’s other ways o’ doin’ good besides a-talkin’ from the pulpit.’” — Paul Laurence Dunbar, The Uncalled, 1898
A Snippet:
Did you know that Paul Laurence Dunbar was somewhat of a business maverick for his time, self-publishing and raising capital (with United Brethren Publishing in Dayton, Ohio) in order to print his first book, Oak and Ivy, for $125 in 1893—worth about $4,500 today?
Learn more . . .
136. “Life Go On” (1990) by Thornton Dial
Alabama artist Thornton Dial (1928 - 2016), best known for creating artwork from ordinary discarded items, on being resourceful:
“I like to use the stuff that I know about, stuff that I know the feel of. I’m talking about tin, steel, copper, and aluminum, and also old wood, carpet, rope, old clothes, sand, rocks, wire, screen, toys, tree limbs, and roots. You could say, ‘If Dial see it, he know what to do with it.’”
137. “The Father” (2021) by Jacolby Satterwhite
Columbia, South Carolina, artist and cancer survirvor Jacolby Satterwhite (b. 1986) on celebrating each moment:
“I don’t know how to articulate that advice, but that’s the one that I’m trying to give: Don’t get so caught up in the future that you can’t see where you are right now.”
138. “Vita the Muse” (2010) by Michael Facey
Multi-hyphenate, (Morrisania) Bronx born, New York artist Michael Facey—inspired by cartoonists and illustrators: Jack Kirby, Dean Cornwell, J.C Leyendecker, Sergio Toppi, John Van Fleet, Kent Williams, and Dave Passalacqua—on finding a whole identity:
“Visual Delineator, All Around Creative Type, Artist, Musician, Real Estate Guy, The List Goes On.”
Voice Your Opinion:
The Silver Lining?
Metta prayer by Maylie Scott (as quoted by Hozan Alan Senauke): -- an excerpt -- "Breathing in and out, in and out, aware, moment by moment, of the risings and passings. May I be attentive and gentle towards my own discomfort and suffering. May I be attentive and grateful for my own joy and well-being. May I move towards others freely and with openness. May I receive others with sympathy and understanding."
(Breathe In . . . Breathe Out)
Metta prayer
Quotes and Black Art - A Newsletter
Next issue is next Thursday:
11am (Pacific), 2pm (Eastern)
Want more?
Follow on Instagram (at Quotes and Black Art)
Quotes and Black Art.
Made by Jafari.
2026 My STEM Grew Petals Publishing. A free-for-all.
Quotes and Black Art is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free subscriber.