| My Creative Roots with Gia Graham |
| Tell Us About Your Inspiration |
| A slave and personal attendant to Thomas Jefferson, James Hemings accompanied Jefferson to Paris in 1784 to learn “the art of French cookery.” Hemings became the first American (of any race) to train as a chef in France and introduced the American palette to crème brulée, meringues, whipped cream, macaroni and cheese, ice cream and our most beloved French fries. |
| I'm no chef, so Hemings and I don't share the same creative medium, but when I learned of his story, I was immensely inspired by his ability to not just succeed, but flourish and excel when thrust out of his comfort zone. |
| What’s Our Creative Prompt? |
| Hand letter and illustrate one of these subjects, and learn more about their erased origins here. |
- The bed, created by Henry Boyd
- The traffic light, created by Garret Morgan
- Rock and roll, pioneered by Sister Rosetta Tharpe
- The light bulb, invented by Lewis Latimer
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| Where Can We Go to Create with You? |
| Follow along in my Staff Pick classes, or join me in a Live Session on February 2 at 3:00PM EST. |