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Crenshaw Dairy Mart & Destination Crenshaw present Kenturah Davis: Rest Stops, reimagining a sensory garden, healing after the Eaton Fire.
Co-presented by Crenshaw Dairy Mart and Destination Crenshaw
The Crenshaw Dairy Mart and Destination Crenshaw are pleased to co-present Kenturah Davis: Rest Stops as part of a post-wildfire garden initiative started in Altadena, California, led by artist and native Kenturah Davis. In response to the loss of her family homes and surrounding community in the Eaton Fire, Davis envisions a series of sensory gardens offering moments of rest and renewal amid the scorched landscape. Inspired by Black quilting traditions, the project stitches together a network of green spaces designed to heal both land and community. Kenturah Davis: Rest Stops is an exhibition of the artist's prototypes and drawings reimagining public and private thresholds across Altadena, offering resilient, restorative spaces which support soil remediation and lay the groundwork for restoring the natural habitats that have long defined Altadena's foothills.
Altadena, nestled in the San Gabriel foothills, has long been a refuge, especially for Black families who built generational stability and cultural vibrancy despite redlining and housing discrimination. For decades, it stood as one of the few places in Los Angeles County where Black homeownership flourished. Today, the aftermath of the Eaton Fire threatens that legacy- placing generational wealth and long-standing community ties at risk. In response, this project proposes adaptive gardens using natural and native materials to support reflection, resilience, and ecological renewal. As families throughout Altadena rebuild, these spaces aim to help safeguard belonging, continuity, and rootedness in Altadena. Rest Stops is also a 3 year project by the artist and her studio, Accordion Press, inviting families who lost their homes to steward a garden on their burned lo…
