i tire over this merry go round of pretend i keep being asked to ride. so the only thing left to do is follow the calls that sound like love. like care. like reimagined safety. theres a picture tht replays in my mind of everything i use to be and everything i could. it collapses into time and im left with a blinding spiral. every vision sharper than the last. i am sharper than the last!!! 5 breaths into the first open wound, i blink and i am seed. i blink and i am speck of light. i blink and i am you.
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new writings to be shared~ find my piece on my kofi and/or substack. both links in my bio! fastening my work into continuous conversation. would love to hear from youđź’Ś if my words move you in any way and u feel called to, send me a tip, greatly helps in supporting me so i can keep creating~ 4ever grateful for all the support thus far!!
when the roots buck up
dont come kickin down this door
ill tell you like the trees will
that the truth
gon always find
its way out
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📸 : @domoxsweatshirt
editing & styling/makeup done by me
set design was joint artistry~
TODAY IS THE DAYY<3 Popping in to give some more venue, event and craft details for later! Super excited to enjoy the night with everyone!! We will also be giving an announcement (art collective name reveal tehee)
We will be starting at 6pm and wrapping up at 9pm! The venue is located at 4206 baltimore ave (philly)
Limited street parking. Public transportation recommended. Closest stops: T3, T4, T5, and the 30.
Rsvps are currently capped as we have reached capacity and will be checked at door.
This is an intimate, smaller venue with two main areas.
Upon entry, you will meet our vendors and DJs. There will be an archway you can enter to the right that will lead you to our craft area + photobooth.
Masks are required for this event, and testing beforehand is highly encouraged. The door will be open for ventilation. We will have masks and tests available for you at the entrance. Pastries and drinks will be available for purchase. We ask that you step outside to enjoy them and/or bring sip valves.
Auditory consideration: we will have djs curating sounds for the night. volume will be at a level where you’ll be able to hear chatter/speak to others and still focus on crafts.
pinkting: 6-7:30pm
shaydna; 7:30-9pm
There is one step to enter the venue and one bathroom on site. Unfortunately, this venue and bathroom is not wheelchair accessible. We are working towards making sure this is considered for next time~
The event is free, with no one turned away. We are currently fundraising for our collective, and suggested donations of $5-$15 are encouraged to help support us in bringing more covid safe events to community + support our artists.
We will be making heart collages and love zines. Crafts will be self-guided with instructors available. All materials provided. This is a valentines/love themed event, not specifically a dating event, however, folks are welcome to mingle as they wish (respectfully)
Our vendors for tonight will be:
@made.by.finch@grandmababyapothecary@bewitchedbar@jupiterfiasco
with additional art by @storiesofagriot
Please look forward to supporting our highlighted artists, baker, mixologist and spiritual practitioners <3
See you soon!!!!!
at the crossroads of luck and conviction. demonstrator of the divinely sensate - i had a dream a month ago of my great grandma handing me a picture and telling me i was anointed. like a dawning of truth im realizing again and again it is a miracle i am here now. orchestrated by all the stars and every drop of love ever to exist made sure it had a hand in placing me here. nothing was ever going to keep me from tasting the first spring and then every bloom after. most interested in the ascent and descent, i dance with fear and grief at every transition and now this gentle body knows how to hold more than it ever could before. thank you!!!!!!!!!
PART II
BEWITCHED BAR:
“Welcome to Bewitched, a traveling mobile bar! Curating enchanted drinks made with intention and magic, Valentine is a mixologist of over 5 years, exploring the secrets of the universe through flavors that evoke a very sensate experience as they fall on the tongue. Bewitched gifts elixirs with whispers of prayer spun through every drop, granting you your every wish.” the menu for the evening will be -
“Moonlit Mirrors”
a berry ginger pear cocktail with an elderflower tonic. a spell for clarity. we call on the moon to reflect back to us our truest of selves, so that when we take on the world it is with dropped illusions and only what remembers and returns.
“Third Times a Charm”
a mocktail punch and a refreshing concoction of luck with some key ingredients such as mint, hibiscus, blackberry, and lime. a spell to make you magnetic to your truest desires, and recalibrate you in the direction that calls for you more than you do it.
“Venus Carry Me Home”
a lychee green tea cocktail and a spell for the lovers who yearn, to be returned to the sweet embrace of love itself (oneself)
GRANDMA BABY APOTHECARY:
“Tea Angles is a Southern born shapeshifter and storyteller at Grandma Baby Apothecary.” they will have card decks available and will be offering 1-card pulls for all your spiritual needs 🕯️
and PRINTS BY ZAHNIA:
“Zahnia (they/them) is a self taught, mixed-media artist that creates from a place of dreams and intuition, imagining a World where we embrace our (collective) Humanity, vulnerabilities and Eachother to fight back against the cultures of white supremacy, capitalism, and colonialism that seeks to individualize, Numb, and distract us from the Truth that, We are in this Together.”
we are almost at capacity so if you haven’t rsvp’d yet i would highly recommend doing so :’) we hope to see you there!! 🖤🪽
introducing our “Love At First Glance” dj’s we have:
DJ SHAYDNA
“shayDNA is an artist and sound architect from Lafayette, Louisiana. They bring a southern flavor in their sets, mixing anything from R&B to deep house, and afrobeats. Incorporating their bayou roots with sounds across the diaspora, their sets are guaranteed to make you move”
DJ PINKTING
“pinkting/fi is born and raised in jamaica, queens, selecting sounds of the african diaspora for hot gyals, gays and theys. their set will take you on a journey, from kingston to birmingham and everywhere in between. music can tell a powerful story of the past, present and future and as a dj, theyre excited to craft stories that center queer Black people of marginalized genders and allow us to move our bodies in joyful and freeing ways. rap and dancehall are close to their heart but they also love house, afrobeats, ghettotech, jungle, r&b, lovers rock and disco!”
so excited for these two to mold and shape the sounds of the evening for us đź–¤
AND for our vendors joining us !! we have:
MADE BY FINCH:
“Tamia/Finch (they/them) is a full time baker who started out self taught and transitioned into professional baking. Making baked goods is a therapeutic practice that they have alchemized into a form of community care, and is one of their favorite ways to show love to others.”
this evening they will have strawberry crunch cookie bars and rainbow chocolate chip cookies!!! please make sure to get your orders in while you can, they tend to sell out fastđź«Ł
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