Koushma
Lané pasé mo té sitan éksité pou désiné lilistrasyon-layé pou Folklore Figures of French and Creole Louisiana par Nathan J. Rabalais, in nouvo liv ki va sorti mwa proshin-la! Mé, minm moun ki fé yê méyœr pou reprézenté toulmoun fé érè tem-zen-tem.
Limaj-çila çé "dézyèm léta" a Koushma pou-ki sô "primyé léta" trouvé dan liv-la. Apré manifèstasyon-layé pour chercher jistis pour George Floyd, apré lété plènn vyolons fé par polis, mo té komensé travayé enho projé-çila. Mo izé souven mo lar konm in mañè pou éshapé a dòt moun-yé, ça fé mo désiné involontèmen in moun a lapo klèr dan lit-la. Mo malreprézenté divèsité-la de nô léritaj é kiltir dan Lalwizyàn.
Koushma (dézyèm léta), limaj vou wa isit, lib pou télésharjé. Vouzòt invité pou télésharjé, patajé, é izé li sèlmen dan vou lavi pèsonèl. Çé pa lib pou fé biznis. [kliké limaj enho]
M'ofri ça isit pou di mo shagrin. Mo swèt vouzòt va aksèpté. Mèsi pou komprenn.
Koushma (Nightmare)
Last year I was so excited to draw the illustrations for Folklore Figures of French and Creole Louisiana by Nathan J. Rabalais, a new book that comes out next month! But, even people who do their best to make sure that they represent everyone make errors from time to time.
This image is the "second state" of Koushma, whose "first state" is found in the book. After the protests seeking justice for George Floyd, after a summer full of police violence, I started to work on this project. I often use my art as a manner of escaping to other worlds, so I involuntarily drew a person with light skin in the bed, misrepresenting the diversity of our cultural heritage here in Louisiana.
Koushma (second state), the image you see here, is now available for free. You're invited to download, share, and use it for non-commercial use only. [click the image above]
Please take this offer as my apology. Thank you for understanding.