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Ms. Tubman: The Game — Running Toward Freedom
This wearable art piece was inspired by my dream received at 3:00am on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Haint blue is a color rooted in Gullah Geechee and Southern Black traditions, historically used to protect homes, doorways, and thresholds from harmful spirits known as “haints.”
Painted on porch ceilings, window frames, and doors, haint blue was believed to confuse or repel spirits, preventing them from crossing into protected spaces.
In Ms. Tubman: The Game, haint blue becomes both environment and armor.
It represents a threshold — the space between danger and safety, captivity and freedom, past and future. By placing Harriet Tubman against this field, the work reframes pursuit as illusion. The figures behind her appear as ghosts because they no longer hold power. They cannot cross what has already been protected.
Haint blue transforms the scene from escape to inevitability not running away, but moving forward through guarded space.
Designed by Akio Evans
Hearts & Heroes Studios
Wearable art. Limited release
PREORDER INFORMATION
This item is available for preorder.
Each piece is prepared with intention and care. Please allow up to 2 weeks from the order date for production before shipping.
Once your order is complete, you will receive a confirmation email with tracking information.
Thank you for your patience and for supporting independent, artist-led work
Ms. Tubman: The Game — Running Toward Freedom
This wearable art piece was inspired by my dream received at 3:00am on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Haint blue is a color rooted in Gullah Geechee and Southern Black traditions, historically used to protect homes, doorways, and thresholds from harmful spirits known as “haints.”
Painted on porch ceilings, window frames, and doors, haint blue was believed to confuse or repel spirits, preventing them from crossing into protected spaces.
In Ms. Tubman: The Game, haint blue becomes both environment and armor.
It represents a threshold — the space between danger and safety, captivity and freedom, past and future. By placing Harriet Tubman against this field, the work reframes pursuit as illusion. The figures behind her appear as ghosts because they no longer hold power. They cannot cross what has already been protected.
Haint blue transforms the scene from escape to inevitability not running away, but moving forward through guarded space.
Designed by Akio Evans
Hearts & Heroes Studios
Wearable art. Limited release
PREORDER INFORMATION
This item is available for preorder.
Each piece is prepared with intention and care. Please allow up to 2 weeks from the order date for production before shipping.
Once your order is complete, you will receive a confirmation email with tracking information.
Thank you for your patience and for supporting independent, artist-led work