Gallery of Commissioned Works

Commissioned Works

A private archive of bespoke works created for collectors!

Commissioned works at SmilesXW are singular pieces—created through dialogue, trust, and intention—responding to a person, a space, or a moment in time.

What follows is a selection from that archive.
It is not exhaustive, nor representative of availability, but an invitation into how commissioned work lives once it leaves the studio.

The Wedding Gift

A custom interior piece commissioned as a wedding gift. The photo on the right was taken by the groom’s brother on the wedding day itself; the completed work appears on the left. This commission reflects the role art can play in marking family milestones—quietly present, yet deeply personal.

Mother’s Day — Gye Nyame

A hand-painted Gye Nyame commission created as a Mother’s Day gift.
This piece draws from cultural symbolism and personal reverence, created to be both seen and felt within the home.

Birthday Commission — Gift for an aunt

A sculptural wall work commissioned as a 60th birthday gift, formed around the Gye Nyame symbol and rendered in the black, red, and green of the Black National Flag. Cultural meaning, movement, and personalization are carried through form rather than declaration, allowing the piece to live forward within the home.

African Continent Pair

A matched pair of hand-painted African continent wall works, commissioned as a unified installation.
Designed to speak to heritage, placement, and visual balance across space.

Laser cut, hand painted, Mirror

Laser-cut, hand-painted mirror commissions combining reflective surfaces with layered, painted forms.
Each mirror is drawn, cut, and finished by hand, sometimes placed on painted wooden grounds or overlays to create depth and presence.

Julianna’s Commission

An eight-piece interior collection created as a cohesive body of work.
This commission was developed as a conversation across multiple forms rather than a single object.

A Note on Process & Availability

Commissioned works are accepted on a limited basis.
Alignment, timing, and intention are essential to the process.

If a project feels resonant, you may submit an inquiry for consideration.
When aligned, you will be invited into the next steps.

The Island of Tobago

Commissioned by Abbie as an homage to her island home of Tobago.
Upon receiving the work, she documented the pieces in her own space and shared them publicly—an example of how commissioned works continue their story beyond the studio.

Gye Nyame & Ankh Pair

A matched symbolic pair created for a collector in Florida.
These works were designed to live together, carrying spiritual and cultural resonance through form, color, and placement.

Matching Gye Nyame and Ankh pair for a collector in Florida.

Functional Commission

A hand-painted serving tray created for a private client.
Commissioned works occasionally extend into functional forms, where ritual use and visual language meet.

Custom serving tray

Adinkra Serving Tray — Commissioned Work

This commissioned wooden serving tray was created as a functional art piece, integrating hand-cut Adinkra symbols into a solid wood form. The arrangement was developed in collaboration with the collector, with Gye Nyame placed throughout the composition to anchor the piece in spiritual grounding and cultural continuity. Designed to be both used and displayed, the tray balances craftsmanship, symbolism, and everyday presence—allowing cultural meaning to live naturally within the home.

Select Commissioned Wearable Art

The following is a small sampling of commissioned adornments created over the years.

Each wearable commission begins with interpretation rather than instruction—allowing form, color, and material to emerge through the artist’s language.

A necklace commissioned as a gift, with design and color direction chosen by the artist
Custom barefoot sandals
Personalized name earrings and ear cuffs
“I’m Speaking” earrings, inspired by Vice President Kamala Harris
Photochromic earrings worn by Mrs. BVI

These pieces often become conversation starters—objects that invite attention, recognition, and emotional response in ways the wearer may not anticipate.

Multiple color, reversible, customer wearable art necklaces
I was contacted to make a necklace as a gift, I created this design and chose the colors.