Harlem Born NFT Collection
HARLEM ELEMENTALS
"My artistic process is intuitive. Perfumery makes it mystical, technical and
multi-dimensional."
Hello, my name is Makeba Guilan Lloyd (a.k.a. Keba), and I am the founder and creator of Butter By Keba, an artisanal fragrance and body care line based in Harlem, NY. Welcome to my collection of scented art, titled Harlem Born, on the Polygon Blockchain via OpenSea.io
Each art piece is a digital oil painting of a real life Harlem Born Super Hero in their own right. Most of the Muses of the Harlem Born Collection grew up in the "Black Capital Of The World" during the 70's. They are artists, business owners and community leaders. Each holds a special super power of their own.
All of the artwork incorporates a backdrop of raw aromatic material from my fragrance studio, neighborhood garden or travels. Each final digital sale is delivered with a file large enough to print 36in x 66in or 66in x 36in, and is assigned a perfume formula that is also minted as a component of the NFT. The fragrances are one of a kind formulations. I work with various species of raw materials, some I extract myself, others domestic and international. Proceeds of this project will go toward building our Scentonomy Wellness technology and community, as well as continuing our aromatic ingredients research and contributing to the education of our community’s youth in aromatic studies.
The first piece at the top of this collection, Harlem Elementals, is a digital oil painting of a photograph taken by a multi-Emmy award winning photographer/film maker, born and raised in Harlem. This is the first of my collection titled,"Harlem Born".
The photograph was taken March 10, 2021, by Will Vaultz.
The background of the piece is a digital oil painting of a photograph of dried peppermint, rosemary and cannabis prepared just before an oil infusion intended for a client.
H A R L E M E L E M E N T A L S
The photograph was taken March 10, 2021. I rented a class
NYC photography loft in Midtown, something I had
never done.
The background is a digital oil painting of a
photograph of aromatic plant material I prepared just
before an oil infusion, intended for a client. It is a mix
of dried Rosemary, Peppermint and Cannabis.
Harlem Elementals is assigned an aromatic formulation that is green in character with notes of Balsam Fir, Lime, Patchouli and Rainforest.The photograph was taken March 10, 2021. I rented a class
NYC photography loft in Midtown, something I had
never done.
The background is a digital oil painting of a
photograph of aromatic plant material I prepared just
before an oil infusion, intended for a client. It is a mix
of dried Rosemary, Peppermint and Cannabis.
Creative Team
Creative Concept, Design & Direction- Makeba Guilan Lloyd
Final Draft Digital Oil Painting, Technicals- Elena Provolovich
Final Draft Digital Oil Painting, Technicals- Elena Provolovich
