#PassTheTorch Last week this angel of a woman had a Birthday “Unveiling Ceremony” for this painting she commissioned. If y’all follow my instagram @artbyjnelljo story or snapchat, then you know I’ve been working on this piece for several weeks! And it was truly a labor of love 💕. She entitled it “Pass The Torch,” and her beautiful grandson Malcolm (yep, his namesake is Malcolm X) is in the middle surrounded by history’s great leaders and activists. She chose to be painted:

#UnpavedBook Come and enjoy an afternoon of poetry, prose, short stories and art over refreshments and tea with author, Maquita Donyel Irvin and artist, J'Nell Jordan, at the book signing for "Stories of a Polished Pistil: Unpaved". "Stories of a Polished Pistil: Unpaved" is the second poetry book of a series. It covers love and loss, celebrates relationships, uninhibited honesty, sensuality and femininity, and challenges the word "perfection" as it relates to the woman's min