Journal

Facial Evolution by Ruqayyah Zainab: the story behind the FE1 and FE2 mosaic portrait series
Facial Evolution: stripping back the layers to find what was always there.
This collection started as an excavation — of identity, of heritage, of the things I've carried but couldn't always speak. As a Black woman navigating layers that don't fit neatly... Read more...
Cover image for the RZA journal post 'I didn't want to be discovered. I built the door myself.' by Ruqayyah Zainab
I didn't want to be discovered. I built the door myself.
The rebirth didn't just bring a clearer business — it brought the art I was always supposed to be making. Faces. Architecture. Emotion. Identity. The parts of ourselves we show... Read more...