“…Grant that I may Not so much seek to be consoled as to console To be understood, as to understand To be loved, as to love For it is in giving that we receive” ~ excerpt from Saint Francis Prayer See all MUSEA events in one place: www.musea.org/school Explore MUSEA Membership: www.musea.org/membership Red Thread Letter #814…
If you want the moon… do not hide at night. If you want a rose… do not run from the thorns If you want love… do not hide from yourself ~ Rumi Six years ago today I said “I Do” to this incredible and inspiring man. A poet, a chef, a photographer, a teacher, philosopher,…
I Will Be Here For the Women of Color I share Life with by Shiloh Sophia I choose you… ~ Last night in my dreams I wrote you a letter My dear sister, my friend, my beloved I told you how much I missed you How my love will never stop loving How my life…
She gave me pens she told me that when I could allow the mountain in my head to travel down my arm and come out the end of my pen then she would be back (You can read it below, or listen to me read it on youtube) Comment in the Red Thread Cafe Classroom…
What happens if women begin to make the images of the future? What if we REFUSE the images of oppression, separation and sexism and make our own images and stories? As far as I’m concerned, we have to. It has long been understood that those who control the images and stories control the culture. We…
This turning towards what you deeply love, saves you ~ Rumi Red Thread Letter #810 Turning Towards What I Love + Curator’s Update with what is happening at the Museum www.musea.org www.shilohsophia.com Dear Ones, When I think about what really truly lights me up – it is art. Painting, writing, dancing, sculpting, storytelling, theater, music…
Get Access to Meridian Join us for Artifact Dear One, Good morning from California! I am getting ready to teach a live class today on pain and paint! In preparation, I fasted yesterday of solid food, went to bed early, and dreamed of the river beneath the river.…
Dear One, As you likely know from our work together, my focus is awakening women. Since my early twenties, I have worked with women to begin seeing what they aren’t seeing. To identify default settings and root out false systems that harm women and the oppressed. Only from a space of awakening for herself can…
#BlackLivesMatter #BlackLivesMatterToMe #BLM2Me As Alice Walker says in this book title, “Hard Times Require Furious Dancing” – that is how I feel now. I wrote the introduction, did the illustrations and painted the cover for this book of poetry over 15 years ago. I have loved living into the combination of art forms, like…
Let Me Show You What I See : She said, He said, We Said She said: Let me show you what I see… He said: What do you mean? She said: I see that we are capable of evolution by choice! He said: You mean like how we can influence our gene expression and our…