Reservoir
It was in 2016 when I subconsciously realized I was non-binary. That was the first time I hopped on Spotify. Even at that time “them” gave the option of picking non-binary as one’s gender. I felt (at the time) strangely affirmed but because of the ridicule I had already faced for revealing my sexuality and, […]
Read MoreThe generations after us are the ones who will continue carrying out the work of improving our world when we are gone. So during these times we must balance our efforts between the current work and making sure that they are set up to continue sustaining themselves and the work. There are many organizations and […]
Read MoreHey y’all, it’s Rayn! With the organic shift from an apprentice of conNECKtedTOO to a creative assistant of TINYisPOWERFUL there were, and still are, many skills I needed to learn. Facilitation is one of those developing skills that I have some experience in but would really like to get a good footing in. So for […]
Read MoreWE MUST VOTE It has been months in the making. That is what gives this essay its value… Value, you said? Which value? exchange value usage value market value abstract value? added value surplus value resale value or symbolic value hidden value personal value transformative value poetic value As an artist, of course, […]
Read MoreArt and Making as Tools for a Visionary See PDF file: Click here to read A Conversation RAYN with JEMAGWGA For the TINYisPOWERFUL collective to be viable, it needs to keep in close contact with its outside partners and supporters. This is the purpose of our NEWSLETTER and of the TINYisPOWERFUL website. A lot of the […]
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“Art is everything” is about seeing all of life and beyond as an art. While “a zine can be anything,” engulfs the concept that any topic and set of materials can be used to share our perceptions of the world with others. Both of these statements carry with them the spirit of art and zines […]
Read Moreby Jean-Marie Mauclet Something monstrously tragic happened in Uvalde Texas on May 24th, 2022. The latest school mass shooting (at the time), which claimed the death of yet an other 21 Americans: two adults and 19 children. Ten days earlier, 10 daily shoppers were massacred in Buffalo, the city where I landed when I first […]
Read MoreThis vote against WOMEN and its very timing, right when we are reaching to the heart of the January 6th total moral corruption, is an insult to the people of Charleston, America and the world. Along with the vote on gun violence, this attempt to consolidate MALE DOMINANCE, at a time when Mother Earth and […]
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November 13, 2019 essay published in the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco Community Development Innovation Review documenting some of the lessons learned during the Strategic Planning art work performed by Significant Developments for the Jackson Medical Mall as part of their ArtPlace Community Development Investments program… Arts and Culture from the Inside, Not Just […]
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