Chatting with Erika Parker-Smith, author of Miya's Hair Day
I love Kindred, The Family Soul. The husband and wife duo behind Focsi reminds me of the singers. J. Phillip and Erika Smith Focsi (pronounced Fox-cee) is comprised of J. Phillip and Erika Smith. The artistic team likes to challenge and display traditional standards of beauty and feminine strength/power with a twist in an unexpected, thoughtful, and celebratory way. I met this couple at the Taliah Waajid Natural Hair Show in Atlanta. When I saw the book, Miya's Hair Day, all I could think was --where was this book when my niece was a baby? Erika wrote the book and J. Phillip did the illustrations. Erika spoke to me about the book and Focsi. Drawing by J. Phillip Smith What gave you the inspiration to write Miya's Hair Day ? My inspiration for writing Miya's Hair Day came from several places. The first being our daughters, and my weekly, sometimes daily, adventure in hair with her. She is three years old and would ...