“Our friendship grew in an unexpected place. My love of earrings led me to her via another favorite earring artist’s post. I was curious about all of the beautiful and powerful brown women artists on her story. When I saw the art of @delalunadesigns , I lit up as if I had found a treasure chest filled with every pair of earrings I had ever looked for. It sounds dramatic but it really was that exciting for me! I found a sister artist and I could not stop beaming over every single thing she created. Also, something about her work felt familiar to the soul of my own.

If you were scrolling through our messages from 2020 until now, you would see pages of hearts and heartfelt compliments as well as meaningful, deep conversations about our roots, our identities, our families and our excitement over each other’s art.

When Virginia reached out to me a year ago about a collaborating, I was overjoyed! It felt like the perfect idea and I was beyond honored to be asked.

One year later it has sprung to life. We have finally come together in real life—>From LA and Wisconsin to meet in Tucson 4 years later! What a beautiful journey and connection.”