After a life altering accident in 2017 that left a 19 year old Justin Reid unable to speak, he was forced to find a new way to express himself. He needed a new voice that did not rely on sound but creativity, which has always been his fluent language.

 

With limited resources, but a strong desire to share something positive with the world, Justin bought a small embroidery machine. Stitch by stitch, he began creating designs that carried the messages he could no longer speak out loud, messages meant to motivate himself and uplift his peers . Instead of leaning into the usual forms of youth rebellion found in fashion and music, he chose a different path.

 

A path rooted in optimism, growth, and culture. Infusing his designs with the graffiti, hip-hop energy, and street culture he was raised on, he reshaped them through a lens of positivity and elevation.

From this mission, from this resilience, from this creative seed

Pickedfromdagarden was born.