About the artist
Isabel Villarreal, she/her pronouns, is a Black/Latina queer American poet. She is an artist, model, digital content creator, and activist for marginalized communities. Her focus is advocating for all Black, Indigenous, and other people of color especially in the LGBTQ+ community. She is passionate about her activism in supporting Black Lives Matter, providing education on LGBTQ+ issues and systemic racism while highlighting the unique experiences of being Black and part of the LGBTQ+ community. She is outspoken about identity and mental health on social media platforms as well. Part of her activism centers on being unapologetically loud about representation and liberation through a queer lense as well as amplifying and supporting those in need. She loves painting the beauty of Black women through spirituality and surrealism in an aim for self love and visibility. Isabel loves making art for those who never see themselves in an art piece. She hopes to document her life experiences, emotions, and intersectional identities in an artistic way.
Brown Clay
Poetry BookTop 100 Bestseller at Barnes & Noble
Brown Clay is a collection of poems written from 2015 to the present day highlighting topics such as love, identity, trauma, self love, healing, sex, and relationships. Isabel Villarreal is a Black/Latina queer American poet and artist based in Portland, Oregon. Follow her words of empowerment with the intention of Black liberation and representation to enter a dreamscape of self discovery and acceptance. In this book, Bella explores the flow of cosmic energy in reclaiming freedom of expression as a Black queer woman and aims to understand herself, the world around her, and her experiences. Brown Clay explores the idea to be unapologetically Black and embrace the intersectionality of tangled roots in identity.
