The Bluest Eye
The Bluest Eye – Honoring Toni MorrisonFrom the “All Saints” Series Medium: Reclaimed wood, collage (photography), textured paper, oil paint, aerosol, and acrylicDimensions: 30" x 24"2023Artist: Temptest Williams Description: The Bluest Eye is a visual shrine—a sacred offering to the literary legacy and cultural power of Toni Morrison. Created as part of the All Saints series, this mixed media piece honors Morrison’s contributions as a writer, thinker, and truth-teller who gave voice to Black womanhood, generational trauma, and healing. Constructed from reclaimed wood, layered with collaged photography, textured paper, and vivid strokes of oil, aerosol, and acrylic paint, the work invites the viewer to contemplate beauty, ancestry, divinity, and memory. Symbolic elements like cowrie shells, golden figures, roses, and angel wings evoke themes of protection, transformation, and spiritual reverence. Why Collect This Piece: A powerful tribute to Toni Morrison, one of the most celebrat