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Shattering the silence of broken body boundaries with LOUD Art fashion.

-Carry BAGGAGE that Unburdens. "When words are not enough, art speaks." Educate kids.

Just an Oklahoma mom, creating art that speaks to broken body boundaries. I want to create loud art that gives voice to the hushed topic of abuse. Our conversations create change, but speaking about body violations in children is so socially taboo that I had to find another way to bring it into my daily conversations. Sharing education around broken body boundaries has become an obsession, not wan

ting any family to experience the pain that comes in the wake of being uneducated on prevention measures. I've found that using Art and fashion as an icebreaker makes hard conversations, easier. Education is key. Educate yourself. Provide prevention tools and have conversations early and often.

08/31/2026

From start to finish.

The Baggage Movement was honored to paint live at VAST in OKC for a fundraiser with Bethesda, Inc. this weekend!

Unmasking Hope for CSA healing and prevention.

08/23/2026

So many people in our world carry baggage from the past.

We let it haunt our present.
Rather than letting the canvas of our perfect lives be ruined, I challenge that thought with freedom thinking. Breaking free from a conquered mind and believe we are more than the drips and spills try to claim.

Our value is not determined by the brush strokes.

We are a unique masterpiece with bold colors and sweeping details that only grow in value as time progresses.

You are the most valuable of all creation.

What's your worth?

08/19/2026

These are my favorite things to make with groups; Handpainted leather braided bangles with "drips and spills."
They remind us that nothing can ruin our canvas or devalue us.
Shame, brokenness, and feelings of worth can not be given to us by anyone.

You are valuable.
You are worthy.
You are loved, with no conditions!

08/14/2026

Today I did a live painting for the carnival at Ignite Medical Resort!

07/30/2026

I did a live painting at Quail Ridge yesterday for their follies.

When I finished I got to tell the story of Jackson Po***cks famous drip paintings.

When I make these Baggage paintings, full of drips and spills and splashed paint, I'm reminded of Jackson Po***ck.

People called it ugly.

They said it wasn't art.

Some were in disgust.

But he threw his soul into them and brought them to life.

People started to see the beauty.
They began to notice little intricacies.
Some saw the dance that was forever written within the movement of his art and felt the emotions of the story he was telling in each pour.

By the time people appreciated his technique, they spent millions to have a piece of his work...because they finally saw the value.

So many of us let other people look on and call our canvas of life a shame.
They say we are broken.
Some think we need to be fixed and our scars covered.
And MOST of the time, the critic who is the most harsh comes from within.

But our value is not lost because of the spills.
Our future is not determined by the drips.
Someone looked at our splotchy canvas,
signed His name, and deemed us worthy.

Unlike any other in ALL of creation.

The MOST valuable.

The Masterpiece.

07/21/2026

Today, we spilled paint.

We talked about Jackson Po***ck and the influence he had on the art world.

His work shows us how the drips and spills in life can look like such a mess on our own canvas.

Po***ck would lay out a canvas and sling paint all over the floor. Each drip and pour would frivolously land in its unintended (or intended) spot and no matter what happened within his work space, he would accept it as a part of the piece.

Most artists wouldn't dare let a honey bee land on their paint without trying to remove it, but his allowance of broken glass, staples, cigarette ashes, butts, sand and other items that found their way onto the piece would just be welcomed, as a nod to the memory he was making and preserving during his creating.

Critics called it trash, but others began to see beauty in the freedom that Po***ck was embodying within his work.

Jackson Po***cks art has been known to bring upwards of 200million in auctions... why?

What makes it valuable???

His name.

And when he signs his name, he is claiming his work.

Not only is it worthy, it is valuable...

because he says it is.

I'm thankful for this kind of work.
It's the reminder that so many of us need
to claim the mess and trash and drips and spills on our canvases as

worthy

and

valuable...

a true masterpiece.

06/26/2026

Today I got a phone call...

He talked about how a simple conversation led to an unfolding...

An open conversation that resulted in a woman sharing with him the struggle that she has quietly held on to for many many years...

He went on to say "It's because of YOU, because of YOUR story and what you are doing with BAGGAGE..."
I didn't let him finish. I interrupted.

"No, it's not because of my story...it's because you were willing to create a safe space for someone who you'd never met, to be able to open up to you...and there is really something to say about that!!!"

He replied back, "No, you don't understand, I just talked about Baggage...and she shared her own story...all I did was LISTEN...I didn't do or SAY anything special!?"

Yes.

That's the point.

Carrying Baggage is just an outward expression that allows space for important conversations.

I keep saying, "it's not magic!"

But deep down inside...I know that there is truly something so powerful behind it.

Thank you for being vulnerable.
Thank you for being available.
Thank you for listening.

To those of you who carry a piece of this movement with you, you don't realize it yet, but you carry freedom for the next person.

Baggage that unburdens.

06/20/2026

I had the privilege of speaking at The Opera House in Elk City last night with a dear friend.

The best part...
At the end of the talk a woman said, "Is it just me, or does the spill on that canvas look just like an ELEPHANT!?"

👀 👀 👀

I had chills.

I get chills often when I get the opportunity to share the story of BAGGAGE.

🙏 I'm grateful.

🐘

06/14/2026

Grateful to be apart of the Stephen E. Booker Foundation fundraiser this year!!!

Altus knows how to show up for child advocacy!

I was honored to share my story about BAGGAGE and have one of our bags on the runway!

Amazing night with a room full of people who all came together to support their community ❤️

📸 Brooke - Altus Family Photographer

06/06/2026

Thrilled for our Tote bag to be apart of the Stephen E. Booker Foundation fundraiser tonight!

This bag was specifically made for the Children's Advocacy Center and it will be the only one created of its kind.
Piece #2 of the tote collection.

Full leather body.
Rawhide interior.
Hand painted leather art straps to bring stories and pops of shape/color/symbolism to this one of a kind bag.
Double layered leather bottom to support and shape and finished with a pocket and inside snap.

I'm honored for it to be showcased during the second half during the "designer" bag tier of the evening (I don't feel worthy to sit beside the Louis Vuittons, if you know what I mean).

I can't wait to see who walks away with it at the Bingo, Bags and Badges event tonight!

BAGGAGE is a collaborative effort:
Leather Artwork by Whitney Allen
Handprints by Mari-Jo Allen
Leather work and Craftsmanship by Hide Ju**ie

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