Braiding Water and Light
Dec18

Braiding Water and Light

  “Is there a way that art-making or writing practice is a way of stepping out of toxic lineage, as much as it is a braiding or weaving of water and light?” — Bhanu Kapil Submit your response   “I wished that woman would write . . . so that other women, other unacknowledged sovereigns, might exclaim: I too, overflow; my desires have invented new desires, my body knows unheard of songs.” — Hélène...

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Haiku with Reflection on 2021 Global Sisterhood Camp by Bhanu Kapil
Dec17

Haiku with Reflection on 2021 Global Sisterhood Camp by Bhanu Kapil

  Haiku with Reflection on 2021 Global Sisterhood Camp by Bhanu Kapil   Place the photograph* In the stainless steel sink. Light a match.   *I’m thinking of the last question we held: “What is the lineage of an image?”  Is there a way that art-making or writing practice is a way of stepping out of toxic lineage, as much as it is a braiding or weaving of water and light?  Perhaps what I really want to...

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For Bhanu Kapil on behalf of AROHO by Karina Puente
Dec17

For Bhanu Kapil on behalf of AROHO by Karina Puente

  For Bhanu Kapil on behalf of AROHO by Karina Puente   Dear Creative Sisters, The golden light between us becomes a rainbow when we give the sun a drink of water in the morning. Thank you, Bhanu, for showing us how to invite illumination into our practice. Thank you for guiding us in citing the Source. Below is a visual treat and gift for you, Bhanu. To inspire prisms of art and letters. — Karina...

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Conjuring Sisterhood
Nov19

Conjuring Sisterhood

A GATHERING LIKE NONE OTHER — GIFT EXCHANGE, NO POSTAGE. “We should conjure sisterhood wherever we can.” — Ava Duvernay _________________________________________________________     “One Moment” by Sylvan Adams   Read More Donate and Join A Room of Her Own with Bhanu Kapil     “I am ready to release the devastating gasps of self-doubt and debilitating fear. My breath shall be pure...

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One Moment by Sylvan Adams
Nov19

One Moment by Sylvan Adams

  “One Moment” by Sylvan Adams     Sylvan Adams Artist Statement: My photography reflects the musings, discoveries, and revelations that come to me from observing the eternal interaction of light and dark, both inside and outside of ourselves. They are about contrast, balance, and the dynamics of relationship; light and dark is the visual and psychological metaphor.  ...

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