Good Morning Blues_By Khatra

For seven years, Khatra’s A6 sketchbook has served as a personal archive honoring forgotten African American blues musicians. What began as a quiet pastime became a detailed visual tribute to pioneers whose raw voices, guitar styles, and storytelling carried the weight of struggle, love, and resilience. With mainstream recognition fading, they documented these legends through mixed-media sketches inspired by old photos, record covers, and lyrics. The work often resembles woodcut prints layered with typography and calligraphy. One piece depicts Robert Johnson beneath a tree with his guitar, a wooden hut behind him, and the words “Good Morning Blues, how do you do.” Like the rest of the sketchbook, it keeps the spirit of the blues alive—celebrating voices that still echo, waiting to be heard again.