Built to flourish.
Designed to bloom.
Spencer is the founder and Lead Creative of Spence in Bloom, an intentional design studio & creative community. Originally launched as Whimsical Black Girl in 2019, this online shop and creative space was born out of the desire to honor her story and heritage, and connect with others. The work produced in this studio materializes renditions of her experience of Black womanhood. Her work celebrates her cultural heritage, and explores the nuance of and variation of this identity through an interrogation of her personal experiences.
Gone are the days where the "strong Black woman" is the dominant narrative. Her work explores what lies in her absence? What stories do we tell that center the silly Black girls, the radical Black girls, the high performing Black girls, and the Whimsical Black Girls?
Spencer is a multidisciplinary artist, who was born and raised in Columbus, OH.
She uses creative practices to foster dialogue & communal interest in the relationships between Blackness, handcrafted artistry and creativity.