DROID

DROID Artist | Bulawayo 🇿🇼
Working in graphite and charcoal, I create portraits rooted in African identity, memory, and resilience.

Well its been minute buh you know wat its feels great to be holding the pencil again. 🙏
20/06/2026

Well its been minute buh you know wat its feels great to be holding the pencil again. 🙏

On the board of life, I began as a pawn—small, overlooked, limited in movement.One step at a time, slow and steady, whil...
14/05/2026

On the board of life, I began as a pawn—small, overlooked, limited in movement.
One step at a time, slow and steady, while others seemed stronger, freer, more powerful.
But what they didn’t see… was my direction.
The bishop moves in angles, the rook in straight dominance, the knight in unpredictable leaps—each powerful in their own right.
Yet none of them carry the same quiet promise as a pawn.
Because a pawn is not defined by where it starts… but by how far it’s willing to go.
Every sacrifice, every step forward, every risk taken under pressure—
that is the price of transformation.
And when a pawn reaches the other side of the board,
it doesn’t remain a pawn.
It becomes anything.
A queen.
Power.
Freedom.
Potential fulfilled.
So never despise humble beginnings.
You may be moving one square at a time,
but with patience, courage, and purpose…
You are crossing the board.
And when you do—
You won’t just survive the game.
You will redefine it.

14/01/2026

Well honestly lm having a rollercoaster of emotions in making this piece, this minute lm very happy but the next lm sad but still l continue making it despite the setback. I hope you like the progress so far 😊

The Graphite GhostIt begins with a silver line,the smooth hum of a thoughttraveling from pulse to paper.The lead is a br...
23/12/2025

The Graphite Ghost
It begins with a silver line,
the smooth hum of a thought
traveling from pulse to paper.
The lead is a bridge,
narrow and dark,
carrying the weight of a vision.
Then, the sudden crack.
A jagged betrayal in the hand.
The tower falls;
the bridge collapses into
a crumb of charcoal dust.
The line stops mid-breath,
leaving a ghost of an idea
shivering on the white expanse.
It is a small, sharp grief—
the friction of wanting too much,
of pushing a fragile thing
to bear the gravity of a dream.
But you reach for the blade or the gear.
You shave away the wood,
peeling back the cedar skin
to find the core that remains.
Because the lead didn’t leave;
it only waited for you
to make it sharp again.
The snap is often a sign of passion or a heavy hand—two things that actually make for great art.

16/12/2025

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06/12/2025

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05/12/2025

```PROGRESS UNTIL FUTHER NOTICE Go BIG or go HOME 🫴```

PROGRESS UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE •on to the next one. That hat is really showing a hard time😹💔
05/12/2025

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•on to the next one. That hat is really showing a hard time😹💔

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