Gardens are usually full of fresh veggies or flowers, but one Georgia couple has garnered quite a bit of attention for their unique yard.
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Najee and Seteria Dorsey, a couple from Columbus, wanted to put their love for black art on full display, so they create a flowerbed full of it.
The pieces, which were made by Najee four years ago, feature African American women decked out in beautiful summer dresses, hats and head wraps picking florets.
When the duo began selling and promoting them online, the response was overwhelming.
A Facebook video of their work, uploaded by Black Art in America, has received more than 240,000 views and over 3,000 shares since it went up on June 1.
"I was looking and next thing you know, I had 4,000 views, 5,000 views," Najee told the Ledger-Inquirer. "The numbers continued to climb hour after hour, and within three days we had eclipsed over 500,000 views."
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Now with their newly launched brand, “Garden Art for the Soul,” and up to eight pieces available for purchase, the team is receiving orders from California, the Carolinas, Chicago, New Jersey, New York and Texas.
“What we found is that there are a lot of people that garden and take pride in their homes that didn’t have any representation of themselves that was available to them,” Najee said. “These are images that most people can relate to in terms of African American culture.”
To learn more about the Dorsey's journey, read their full story at the Ledger-Inquirer.
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