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Equal Parts Risk & Ready: The Artist’s Sweet Spot
Last week moved at a breakneck speed. By the time I surfaced for air on Saturday, I had signed two new contracts and was prepping for a last-minute performance. It was the kind of…
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Week 17: Embodying Freedom
Announcing Our Fully Funded Pilot! A few days ago, I shared five things artists can do to become independent. I wrote about the steps, the hustle, and the vision required to build a sustainable…
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5 Actions Towards Freedom
Creating Art on Your Terms In an era when the Executive Branch aggressively extends influence over national art creation and consumption, it is important for artists to be independent of federal ties that censor.…
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So many stories, so little time
Just like during the 45th administration, during this 47th each day brings a fresh hell to survive. The first time around I purchased the shirt “A Girl Has No President” because we were still…
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Week 16: (R)evolutionary Art, Healing, and Growth
It’s Week 16, and the journey of this project continues to unfold with exciting developments and profound insights. From an upcoming performance to a new online home, and reflections on the evolution of a…
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Week 15: Tsunami and Questing Janie’s Peace
This week, I find myself thinking a lot about Zora Neale Hurston and her enduring masterpiece, Their Eyes Were Watching God. It’s a book that captured my heart in ninth grade, and I’ve found…
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Week 14: Zora Neale Hurston: Laying the Foundation of Resilience
Welcome back to the Labor Pains blog! Last week, we introduced the incomparable Zora Neale Hurston and hinted at the profound connections between her lived experience and the core themes of the Labor Pains…
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Week 13: Zora, Labor, and Identity
The Hurston Quagmire: Finding Our Place When We Don’t Seem to Fit This week, as I delve deeper into the themes of my project, Labor Pains, I find myself reflecting on the complex journey…
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Week 12: Anansi’s Web – Resilience, Trickery, and Black Womanhood
Hello everyone, Welcome back to the Labor Pains Project blog! It’s hard to believe we’re already in Week 12 of this journey. This week, my research took me down a fascinating path, exploring the…
Labor Pains Project
An oral history through somatic body-mapping archival project examining the paid and unpaid labor experiences of Black women.
