BLAQ TEA (2020)
Originally inspired by a virtual poetry open-mic series, Blaq Tea illustrated Mozaiq's aspiration to Black Queer community-building.
Blaq Tea
2020
alcohol marker and gel pen on canvas
It is urban and outdoors--a brick building with a boarded-up window, that at least appears abandoned. But a pair of brown hands reach in from the left, holding a lemon-lime teapot, pouring into a variety of drinking vessels, all lined up on this windowsill; a tiny blue teacup, a tall pink thermos, a clear glass filled with ice and a straw, and a standard white styrofoam cup. And beneath this ledge is a small crowd of young Black people, facing the building and their backs to us, each ready to receive their pour from this anonymous teamaker. A green neon sign, backed in black, claims the right edge of the scene. It reads "BLAQ TEA" in all caps, with a small neon teacup separating the two words.