Titled after the iconic Black hair care brand, Just For Me reflects on the cultural codes embedded in rituals of adornment and self-presentation, particularly within Black girlhood. The composition is anchored by a tangled, stylized mass of curls adorned with barrettes—each rendered using motifs from my ongoing iconographic vocabulary. These barrettes, shaped like flowers, cowrie shells, and abstract symbols, evoke a familiar aesthetic: the joyful, deliberate styling of Black children’s hair, and the visual language that signals care, community, and pride.

Among the elements is an afro pick topped with a power button icon, a gesture toward a different kind of Black power—one mediated through digital presence, self-expression, and evolving ideas of identity and control. Near the bottom edge, a Tamagotchi carries a silhouetted image of Nefertiti, fusing the hypermodern with the ancient and gesturing toward how Black femininity has long been shaped, mythologized, and digitized. As with much of my work, the piece contends with intimacy and legibility: what it means to be seen, celebrated, and surveilled across time, interface, and culture.

Just For Me extends the broader conversation within this body of work about how technology, nostalgia, and historical reference intertwine—and how the smallest acts of styling and play can become powerful declarations of selfhood.