The River Goddess by Alexis Mills
“The River Goddess” by Alexis Mills depicting a character featured in the historical fiction novel, Black Rain, co-authored by the artist and Eli Salas III Being part of the AROHO circle means: Growth in one’s art and one’s self. As a woman. As a feminist in a world where our voices are snuffed out even over our own bodies. ____________________ Alexis Mill’s Artist...
Claiming What’s Ours
On Claiming What’s Ours (A Distinctly Feminine Examination) In the Spring of 2022, TIDES heard the call from our Literary Ancestor Audre Lorde: “For the master’s tools will never dismantle the master’s house. They may allow us temporarily to beat him at his own game, but they will never enable us to bring about genuine change.” We asked ourselves: What if AROHO removed “master” and its...
An invitation
We see each woman’s work as a brush stroke in the portrait of creative women. If the way in to our deepest work is by invitation, come, reveal yourself: Q: The invitation my creative heart wants to receive is ____.*Responses will be curated and may be shared with permission.Q: The invitation my creative heart wants to give is ____.*Responses will be curated and may be shared with permission.Permission* Yes, I give my...
Your Work Matters
We see each woman’s work as a brush stroke in the portrait of creative women. If the way in to our deepest work is by invitation, come, reveal yourself: The invitation my creative heart wants to receive is ___. The invitation my creative heart wants to give is ___. Contribute your response Submit your creative work to Waves _________________________________________________________ ...
Sex Goblet by Ariel Fintushel
“Sex Goblet” by Ariel Fintushel [enshrining myself] wherever i look there’s another island [flying] skin keys into me, push me over / into the sound the maiden snaps + is gone key into me myself, darkly reconcile green after a singe / the chorus feed us to each other love is a...
Art is my taste for freedom. I drown day and day until I pick up my paintbrush once again. So, somehow, I can tell myself that you’re not stuck in this room and that the canvas is the key.
Nina Salvadoré
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