Skye Amber Sweet of Lincoln Heights on Life, Lessons & Legacy

We’re looking forward to introducing you to Skye Amber Sweet. Check out our conversation below.

Good morning Skye Amber, we’re so happy to have you here with us and we’d love to explore your story and how you think about life and legacy and so much more. So let’s start with a question we often ask: Would YOU hire you? Why or why not?
I often think about this question. Mostly because I work in an industry where your reputation and your work ethic are everything. Moments can make you or break you, and in Los Angeles, not everyone has your back. What you do in your career or path can either establish you in a good way or push others to jealousy and harm your reputation. These are pure facts that many artists and industry workers will not tell you. The truth is a hard pill to swallow and when you do something right or different in Los Angeles, it doesn’t mean you will be hired. Who has your best interests at heart and who wants the games to begin? Will you be known for the truth and real work, or will you get thrown under the bus for other things some lack that have nothing to do with you?

I personally would hire myself for very small but bold reasons. I am the most trustworthy artist and scenic I know in the industry without a bad bone in my body. I not only work fast, hard and easy to work with, but I care. I care about the entire process from start to finish and really put love into everything I do.

Can you briefly introduce yourself and share what makes you or your brand unique?
Who I am is complicated. I come from a background of “Nothing’s are forever and I am not included.” Those things are what made me; I am so grateful for who I am. The things that could have stopped me only made me work harder, be more diverse, conquer every single milestone while continuing to be “ME”.

In 2006, I started a clothing line called “Mascara Painted Black’ by SKYEPOET, which is still and now my company name. Life happens, things change; life embraces life. My firstborn child, Kylee Starr, was born. Before I gave birth, I was already a single mom. The clothing industry and my designs had to wait.

My entire life has been full of lies, let-downs, and abuse stemming from my parents. I knew once I had my daughter, I would change the course of fate and faith. My Brand, my art name and my legacy was to work hard to change the life I would give my daughter. That was my only goal. To be there and provide for her without the help of anyone, while maintaining the best life I could ever give her.

SKYEPOET was and still is a mixture or LOVE, DEDICATION, GROWING and TEACHING. Although in my later years, everything became art and here is a bit about me…

Okay, so here’s a deep one: What was your earliest memory of feeling powerful?
As a child, I never felt powerful. I grew up in a home where my soul and light and my opinion didn’t matter. In my adult life, I tried to please people. I didn’t understand that this was wrong because I was so used to having to change who I was for love. Boy, has that changed.

Power, to me now, is the full control of my feelings, my soul, my opinions and the safety I give my children. I care less about “power” of money, stature, wealth, or abundance if it does not include my two beautiful children, Kylee Starr and Ian Moon.

Was there ever a time you almost gave up?
I have never given up. Fuck that. I think this beautiful life I have with all its struggles has been worth it. Despite all the struggles, I am so childlike that I find fun and beauty finding adventure in all. If there is an issue, I am the one who says, “Challenge Fucking Accepted”. “Bring it on”. I am a unique, kind, child-like, loving soul. I refuse to be a part of this world in a negative space.

Sure, so let’s go deeper into your values and how you think. Is the public version of you the real you?
YES! AND, my real being pisses people off! Like me, hate me, I do not care. Public version of me… I am on the internet and social media. I have been for years. From publications to interviews and even dumb plant videos on how to save plants! I have always stayed true to myself and always will. I have been judged by the closest to the farthest people for my entire life. Says a whole lot when my kids LOVE me. My 19 year old still wants to hang out with me. I am real. My followers still engage with me as if I am their close friend and throughout all these years, even the ones I never met are absolutely right!

I will call you out, show my true emotions, whether it’s happiness or tears. I always reach out to people that need me…and without the social awkwardness or social media cliche.

Okay, so before we go, let’s tackle one more area. If immortality were real, what would you build?
I wouldn’t want immortality. I want to live this beautiful life with people I love. I will say goodbye at the end. I will see them when I get home to the mothership. of dreams I have already encountered. Life is something to enjoy. I do not plan for the next steps. I love being here. I will do what I need to share love with all I know and that is good enough.

Contact Info:

• Website: https://www.skyepoet.com/
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/skyepoetcom/
• Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/skyepoet/