The year is 2020. George Floyd has been murdered, and there are massive protests in Portland where I live, and I have become an outspoken activist and protester for the cause. Other than that, I am stuck inside due to a pandemic, and I source comfort from the blanket my mom made just before my parents divorced. I tell several people that it is the one thing I would save out of a fire, and one day, I realize: I could make one for myself.
Read MoreHeading into a Mars retrograde that will last until the end of the year, it’s time to get serious about our plans for the fall, and unfortunately we’re not talking about holiday plans with family or back-to-school jitters (although those definitely play a role); we are preparing for the futures we don’t want to happen.
Read MoreAs global unrest and uncertainty continues, it has become increasingly important to assess not only the intent of your actions (light), but also the bias of your perspective (lens) and the impact of your wake (laser).
Read MoreAs I’m sure you are well aware by now, all media has bias. It has an angle. As long as media relies on profit to survive, this will be the case. With every piece of information you come into contact with, you must ask yourself: what is this media outlet getting out of telling this story?
Read MoreAs two white priestesses, poets, and activists in our community, it is difficult to take up reality bandwidth with anything other than the historical racial justice movement happening right now. However, we feel strongly that we want to continue to support our communities in all their diversity and are prepared to make a thousand mistakes as we venture more visibly into the realm of standing in solidarity with our black, indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC) allies, acting as traitors to systems that harm them.
Read MoreWhile creativity has taken a backseat to self-care for several months now, you may feel its reemergence as it asks, what can I not help but make? Now is the time to explore the trapeze between artistic mediums as you play with depth, texture, meaning, and pressure. How can you add another dimension to whatever is calling you? What are you beginning? What makes you a beginner?
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