TW: parental wounds, parental neglect and family trauma
I am processing my mother wounds through my art, here is one of my many art pieces about my mother. My maker and muse.
I am learning my voice and learning how to record it.
May 2026 reflection - after 7 years of no contact with my mother we are speaking again.
Image Description: A pixlated picture of a Nigerian women wear green traditional wear looking away from the camera in a white hall way with dark carpet.
Lyrics:
I'm in my thirties tryna heal my soul
mother you hurt me
say you don’t know
mother mistreatment
was served up with hate
A mother's mistreatment
You can relate
You hurt me
You hurt me
And She hurt you
So you hurt me
Mother wounds x2
Controlling
and shaming
and blaming
so nasty
neglectful
stone walling
rejectful
and loathing
You hurt me
Cuz she hurt you
Mother wounds
your disappointment is sure
your hatred rings in my ears
I can not bear it no more
you narrate all of my fears
goodbye
May 2026 reflection: There's an oil famine, can we work fully remote yet? Also fuck plantation owners. I love this song, proud of this music video.
Commuter's Commitment (Mundane Mondays) Music Video - (2024)
The song is a lo-fi jazz instrumental inspired by the infamous London commute the anti-binary artist Love, Builder of Worlds grew up deeply entrenched in; acutely aware of its adornments of delays, overcrowded platforms, stuffy and sometimes sweltering heat, and of course its ear piercing symphony of screeches. Commuter’s Commitment instead offers itself as a reprieve from the cacophony of chaos that is the commute, and serves the listener as a friendly accompaniment of comfort on those seemingly endless mundane Mondays and the days that follow.
Lyrics: Wake up? Are you awake? The shareholders need their money. Have you woken up yet? Hello? --- Video description : An image of Commuter's Commitment (Mundane Monday) art work (description below). Then there are a series of dark cityscape shots depicting commuters going to work in Dublin city center. Theres city traffic, buses, cars, cyclists, offices, bridges and luas shown at various times of the day. Towards the end of the video the cityscape shots are reversed. The final shot is commuters waiting at a bus stop in the evening. Love, Builder of Worlds logo is shown, then the song credits and music video credits. Audio is a jazzy lo-fi instrumental track with city sounds and towards the end theres Black British person asking questions.
Commuter's Commitment (Mundane Mondays) artwork description: An African person on the floor under a desk appearing exhausted and overwhelmed. He is wearing traditional African material, surrounded by office items: a laptop covering his face, theres wires to the right of him, a laptop bag to the left of him and on the office table theres an air purifier necklace, headphones, an ergonomic mouse, a regular mouse, a wireless keyboard, papers, a book and a wireless HDMI transmitter. The image is overall is a bluey hue.
Music Credits: Writers: Love, Builder of Worlds oneofthemany
Executive Producers: Love, Builder of Worlds oneofthemany Katlego
Producer: Love, Builder of Worlds oneofthemany
Performance: Love, Builder of Worlds
Guitar: Manae Solara Vaughn Hammond
Art Work: Lea
Mixing Engineer: Manae Solara Vaughn Hammond
Mastering Engineer: Eoghan Tyrell
Special Thanks to Olólùfẹ́ Collective
Music Video Credits:
Directed by Love, Builder of Worlds
Yoooo I just applied for the Basic Income For Artists!!! I'm feeling so much love and I'm so excited to share all of the cool and interesting places, spaces and art I've found. I am doing a part two of this newsletter this month so share your events/art/spaces and please email:
newsletter@lovebuilderofworlds.blog
We are boycotting Spotify, sharing this newsletter with one person and engaging with mutual aid 💓
We are supporting LGBTQ refugees from East Africa!
We are supporting Uganda women Wendy and Diana as they have endured homophobic state violence
Virtual Art Studio - Mercury in Gemini: Creating new knowledge (Body Doubling)
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Friday 29th May 2026 - check your timezone
2.30pm-4.30pm EDT/UTC-4 (Indianapolis, Miami)
7.30pm- 9.30pm WAT/UTC+1 (Dublin, Lagos)
8.30pm-10.30pm CEST/UTC+2 (Groningen, Berlin)
Da Black Queers Be Writing by Home Grown Visions Art Collaborative
Register for the summer sessions between 3 June 2026 - 3 August 2026
Kati Kati (2016) - afro-surreal film about life and death @ IFI 6.30pm Wednesday 6th May 2026
Africa Day - local parks around Ireland celebrating people from the diverse, rich, spirtual, powerful, beautiful, continent of Africa the birthplace of homo-sapiens, from the 16th May 2026 - 5th June 2026
All My Songs - event cinema in @ Pavilion Theatre 7.30pm Sunday 31th May 2026
The song links work regardless of the streaming platform you use.
Album recommendation:
Pleaseee listen to Serial Romantic by Jai'Len Josey if you love RnB. I have been listening to this album on repeat. For me theres such a dreamy and cool approach to RnB, the lyrics are refreshingly real and dramatic and her vocals are so rich. Plenty of the songs have great karaoke factor as well. The single Won't force you stands out and its been on repeat.
Omítórera - singles artwork
Muva Earfff - Camiii - Muva Earfff is a chill & grounding rap song, it has a hazy morning vibe, released on 4/20 (iykyk) by Camiii a Nigerian Irish artist
I uploaded my new single Omítórera up on to Tidal, Audiomack and Soundcloud ahead of the release next month.
It will be out 3rd June 2026 for Yorùbá New Year 10,068 and I am planning a Listening Party for that first weekend in June!!!
Virtual Art Studio Welcome Radio curated by myself Love, Builder of Worlds on Tidal for 1 May 2026
Virtual Art Studio Group Break Radio curated by myself Love, Builder of Worlds on Tidal for 1 May 2026
Blogs/Substacks/Newsletters
There is No Outlet in Gaza but Poetry From Gaza Poets Society’s Archive
Shawnon C. | Substack - my new writing mentor shares their thoughts and feelings in such a vulnerable way.
Love, Builder of Worlds
Personal literary picks from my blog :
May 4th 2025 - Unemployment Series Log - a diary entry from last year where I write about my experiences and feelings after losing a €120k contract
Yomi and Tomi - Microstory - a microstory about a friend visiting their immunocompromised friend
Too far gone, too gay for god - Poem - a poem reckoning with my feelings about Abrahamic religion and my self acceptance.
Solarpunk Story - a mini story in a world where representational democracy has been abolished
Books/Other
Pamela Sneed
The Memory Librarian (2022) - a collection of futuristic queer short stories
Pariah Script - the script of classic queer black film Pariah, perfect reading for screenwriters and filmmakers
Education for Critical Consciousness by Paulo Freire a book about revolutionary method of education. The principles detailed in this book contribute to what I believe education may look like in a freedomspace.
Imagine Being More Afraid of Freedom Than Slavery (1995) by Pamela Sneed, a powerful poetry book exploring lesbian romance, freedom, power and religion.
Youtube picks:
FROM THE BATHROOM TO THE BOARDROOM: HOW HOMOSOCIALS KILLED THE WORLD. - video essay by an iconic content creator KHAENOTBAE.
Rainbow Girls - Short Film (2025) - a funny and inspiring anti-capitalist film about women doing what they can with what they have
Wonder - Cheyendar - a cool new single with surreal visuals
idea 1 - Kelea - a visually appealing and futuristic music video
No Business - Durand Bernarr. E-WHIZZ - a music video with wholesome vibes and choreography
My Audio/Visual Media
Commuter's Commitment (Mundane Mondays) Music Video - an anti-work lo-fi jazz song and accompanying music video directed by myself, Love, Builder of Worlds
Feature length films:
Stud Life (2012) - a Black British film about friendship, romance and sex work.
Pretty Red Dress (2022) - a Black British film about family, ambition and gender presentation.
Dreamers (2025) - a heartbreaking tale of two African women falling in love in a detention centre
Suicide Kale (2016)- a funny film a about lesbians having brunch
Theres so many more resources and art opportunities I will be sharing on my blog so if you ain't a member be sure to sign up, share this post with someone you know thats tired of scrolling through AI slop.
***image descriptions will be added later (no spoons)
Check out this mini guide for Ireland's Basic Income For Artists ahead of the special information dump on Friday 1st May 2026 by Black British Yorùbá artist Love, Builder of Worlds.
Love, Builder of Worlds is a queer and disabled multi disciplinary artist from Newham, London currently living in Blackrock, Dublin where they facilitate discussions in their members Virtual Art Studio.
Alongside the Virtual Art Studio, they share a newsletter that focuses on queer media from across the African diaspora.
They utilise a wide range of art mediums to share their self expression and process their feelings including fiber arts, ceramics, web design, hair sculpture, landscape photography, poetry, animation and music production
Image 1 description: A poster advertising a special information dump for Irelands Basic Income for Artists. It is on Friday 1 May 7pm GMT+1/WAT. At the bottom it reads learn more at lovebuilderofworlds.blog
Image 2 description: A poster for a virtual art studio by Love, Builder of Worlds. It reads: Creative coaching and body doubling session. -Hosted on zoom -Free for members -Closed Captions. Virtual ART STUDIO. Discussions, body doubling, tutorials and creative advice with trans-disciplinary artist Love, Builder of Worlds. At the bottom of the poster it says: poems, music, film/tv, fiber arts, plus
Image 3 description : Love, Builder of Worlds with their brown hoodie up in a train station wearing a red N95 mask looking directly into the camera.
