Our story…

 

At Lillian & Ruby, we believe in the power of the feminine voice—dynamic, raw, complex, beautiful, prolific, prophetic. We are reclaiming stories, artifacts, images, and art that celebrate our culture, our creative spirit, and the vibrant communities we come from.

We celebrate these stories and the many forms they take: how we dress, how we decorate our homes, the food we prepare, the magic we make.

Whether on the page, in fabric, or through other creative means, we are here to lift up these visual, written, and lived stories.

We honor what it means to be a woman—alive and vibrant in the world—a woman who has lived, who can (who must) speak the unspeakable in ways that make our bones shiver and quake.

We are being born and reborn with each turn of the sun, each breath, each tear, each song.

Lillian & Ruby—founded by their granddaughter, a writer, artist, and entrepreneur—is a sacred space for women of color. A place where stories come together, are lifted high, and offered as light for the path.

Join us at Lillian & Ruby in remembering, repurposing, reshaping the way we live, honoring our present, path, and future.

As a child I found the most comfort and joy in creating. Little did I know then that I would become a writer and creative “IRL.” When I look back, I see that so much of my influence comes from my mother and my maternal and paternal grandmothers. They were homemakers even though they also worked outside of the house. They were dynamic women in the community. Their nurturing, creative, faithful, loving spirit gave life to so much. The way they used their hands to cook, sew, make art, play the piano, touch a bruise can still be felt. They passed much of that down to me and what I do through Lillian & Ruby is my way of saying thank you!

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