Before the Exhale (2026) word play Medium: Watercolor

Medium: Watercolor

FUN APPROACH TO MINDFULNESS: This kit offers a creative way to calm your mind and be present by focusing on the slow

Building on the rich legacy of Maya Angelou’s publishing catalog

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“We shall overcome because the arc of the moral universe is long but it bends

Before the Exhale (2026) word play Medium: WatercolorArtist: Morgan Overton Size: 8x10" original Medium: Colored Pencil, Gold Leaf Before the Exhale considers breath as both a biological necessity and a metaphor for liberation. Throughout history, Black existence has often been shaped by the demand to endure, perform, and persist. Rather than depicting resistance itself, the figure is held within an expansive field of light and negative space, inviting viewers to consider stillness as an essential act