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Unbreakable Spirit by Tina Ferguson
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The Q | word is touch
Q: If your work was a being, how would it feel to cradle it in your arms? What does it mean to touch what you've made? Can you? How would you? What might change if you did?*Responses will be curated and may be shared with permission.Permission* Yes, I give my permission Show Full AgreementBy submitting your response, you are granting AROHO permission for possible publication – in whole or excerpts – in WAVES, which is also...
Entering the Clearing
To say I was an artist took a lot. Betye Saar … I went in search of the secret that has fed that muzzled and often mutilated, but vibrant, creative spirit that the black woman has inherited and that pops out in wild and unlikely places . . . . Alice Walker _________________________________________________________ WAVES is our generative source, steady and ongoing call to each...
Scribbling Song by Sandra Inskeep-Fox
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