🍵Ten of Cups🍵
This mural is a small visual snippet of seven Asian American, Pacific Islander, and Native Hawaiian narrators’ lives, and the reflections of the three core members of the ‘Asian Joy’ team. We reflect on art as a manifestation of joy, intergenerational connections to each other, spirituality & ancestry, grassroots activism, and Southernness being our queerness, Asianness, and other identities.
The Ten of Cups tarot card symbolizes harmony, peace, and emotional fulfillment in our relationships. When reflecting on the ways that our seven narrators have engaged in their communities, fostered their art practices, and connected with their ancestry, the three of us felt an overwhelming sense of calmness, belonging, and joy.
Together, our ten cups are full.
Thank you to
✨narrators: Grace Nichols (
@tori2grace ), Lauren Bullock (
@golaurenbullock ), Darany Samountry (
@darlingdara ), Ravi Devarajan, Fianteluz Kuinanialoha “Kui” Rivera, N., and L.
✨partners:
@raleigh_arts ,
@ncaat ,
@vaeraleigh ,
@durham_arts ,
@sohporalhistory ,
@uncsouth ,
@raleighunionstation
✨youth painters: Jacqueline H., Erin L., and Ava P.
✨transcribers: C To (
@papa.c.to ) & Gelila (
@gelilaambellu )
✨ mentors: Claire Alexandre (
@onlyclairity ), Bevelyn Ukah (
@afioak ), Adriana Ameigh (
@ameighart )
✨our favorite he/theys, featuring Perry the mouse 🐁and Dani the mischievous blade of grass 🌱
✨photographers Danny Peña (
@pen_yah ) and Sanjé James (
@moosekatt ) for capturing this incredible experience
