Moon Bunni
My name is Khadidiatou Diallo but I tend to go by Bunni online and among friends. Moonbunni_ is a reference to the bunny on the moon myth and maybe my love for Sailor Moon.
I was born and pretty much raised here in Asheville, I'm a disabled artist who likes to create bright and colorful work. My disability doesn't define me, but it's something I always mention because its something that has influenced my art direction. I took up drawing digitally mostly out of cost, I got my first drawing tablet as a teenager, it was nothing fancy, about $30 for a board that you plug into the computer and then start drawing! But it opened up a whole new world for me! I've had hand and general joint issues, having my first hand surgery to remove a lump in high school, and would have the other hand done, and then a third surgery in my dominant hand when I got to college. I've always found digital art an escape/more accommodating to my disability to a degree. I do enjoy physical painting, watercolor, acrylics and handmade crafts like crochet, jewelry making and origami but digital art is where I found comfort and accommodations for my needs.
Khadidiatou Diallo / Asheville, NC
Alongside my physical health I've struggled with mental health issues, which again tie back to my art; my mission if you can call it that, is to create pieces that are warm and fuzzy. I like to create warm and bright images that not only make myself happy but also, hopefully bring joy to others. I do a mix of personal characters and commissioned characters; drawing primarily character busts but also little made up creatures, I hope to do more scenes that tell a story and pay homage to my background.
Caravan Art Bazaar’s ART 4 AID program uses art for good by donating a percent of sales from artwork by participating artists to various grassroots mutual aid programs near and far.
To date, CAB has helped raise over $14,000 in funds for Hurricane Helene disaster relief in North Carolina, rainforest conservation in Peru and Sumatra, community land stewardship near Cherokee, affordable housing in Swannanoa NC, community art experiences in Asheville, cultural preservation in Vietnam, and more!
CAB’s ART4AID Program
