The Soil & Soul Community Mural | Reclaiming Space Through Art
Brandy Fortune, a North Philadelphia born artist, created her first large-scale public mural as part of the Soil & Soul Art Initiative. Installed at 18th and Cumberland , the very block where she was raised. The mural honors her grandmother, Emma Fortune, a revered community matriarch who served as a mother figure and leader to generations of neighbors. Placed directly beside Emma Fortune’s home and Brandy’s childhood house, the mural transforms a long-disinvested corridor into a site of memory, pride, and healing. Through this work, Fortune gives back to the community that shaped her, using art as an act of restoration, legacy, and love.
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Bossed Up Canvas For Change
Bossed Up Canvas for Change envisions a world where art heals, unites, and empowers. Through dynamic workshops and creative platforms, we uplift individuals in low-income Philadelphia neighborhoods by helping them explore healing, express their voices, and transform their communities into spaces of beauty and strength.
THE BU ROSE EXPERIENCE
The BU Rose Experience is an exhibition that will pull you through the memories of artist, Brandy Fortune, also known as BossedUp. A tribute to womanhood, motherhood, and an exploration of grief and love. Travel through time and space as you experience this unique journey. There will also be an amazing fashion show experience. A night that will activate all of your senses!
Explore The Rose Collection
Smell Your Roses is more than a design, it’s a movement, a reminder, and a moment of reflection. In a world that often moves too fast, we forget to pause, appreciate, and express love while we still can. This collection was created to encourage mindfulness, gratitude, and the simple yet profound act of giving people their flowers now, not later.
The front of this design reads, “May I have my flowers before the end”. A powerful reminder to give and receive love while we’re still here. The back reads, “Smell your roses,” calling us to slow down, be present, and honor life in real time.
This concept was created to inspire us to love loudly and intentionally. Let’s not wait until someone is gone to express gratitude. I challenge you to stay alive in spirit, to embrace your own roses, and to pour love into life while you’re here.
So tell me, who would you give a rose to today?
