“Art is a space of freedom. It allows us to be as big, loud and powerful as we want to be - to dream beyond our reality. Merging watercolor palettes with performance, movement and sound, these works are created to hold the transcendent moments of liberation, celebration & love.”
“When You Feel Safe To Be You” l Mixed media on paper l 22x30”
“WAVZ #1” l Mixed media on paper l 22x30”
“The Closeness of Color #2” l Mixed media on paper l 22x30”
CURRENT COLLECTION:
let's talk only of elephants
the unspoken forces at play
the thoughts behind the actions
+ the meanings behind the marks..
This collection reveals the thoughts behind each mark, the unspoken forces at play that impact how we carry ourselves and move throughout the world. Revealing the “elephant in the room,” they are pages to my watercolor journal.
LET’S TALK ONLY OF ELEPHANTS
Follow along : @vessnascheff
![Each day is a practice of speaking my mind ✨🦋 I used to be pretty quiet (except around close friends) but this was a very small crew. I’d hold my thoughts because I thought making the peace was somehow better than potentially creating conflict. I realized that the world can’t be influenced nearly as much without me speaking my thoughts. That the people around me can’t learn about who I am unless I tell them. That my ideas won’t see the change they want without my words. Since then, each day has been a practice in speaking my mind strengthening me for the crucial moments when it can feel much harder to do so. //
Ways in which I practice speaking my mind:
1. Writing in my diary. Letting EVERYTHING out. It must be done haha. Clearing space for other thoughts.
2. Talking with friends. Among many things, this is a practice space for talking with those I’m less comfortable confronting. [When I was younger, it felt like girls and women would often get judged for talking with each other a lot and especially about relationships. I refer to this now as “coping with patriarchy” and these lines of communication, spaces of freedom and communion are essential for our mental health. As the gates of humanity, you are welcome] ✨
3. Speaking my mind about small things in the moment in relationships and encouraging healthy and fun debates/ dialogue. This creates a climate of “its okay to express your opinion here.” I used to get really nervous about speaking my mind, be thinking about what I was going to say and how for days, start shaking, talk really slowly cause I was so nervous and just couldn’t make the words come or any faster. Expressing small things in the moment creates a flow of communication for me so I don’t get as nervous bringing stuff up cause it’s just a healthy part of the relationship.
4. Singing and writing music. Gives me time to clarify my thoughts preparing me for future conversations. It also transforms something hard into something beautiful, liberating and moveable 🤸🏾♂️
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To your voice 🙌🏽🦋❤️
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