Over the past few months, I’ve had the opportunity to share some of my work and reflections in BRAINZ Magazine — including two recent articles and an in-depth interview that explores embodiment, creativity, movement, healing, and the deeper value of artistic and relational work. At the heart of all three pieces is a question that has guided much of my life: What happens when human beings remember their inherent value? Is it possible to transform the pursuit of productivity, s

Photo by Leon Macapagal | Design by Delia Brett I can still see myself there — a small girl, maybe five or six — sitting stubbornly at the end of the driveway. I had a little red rucksack, tied to a stick like the hobo in a storybook. I’d filled it with a few treasures, made my grand declaration, and walked out the front door. “I’m leaving!” I announced, full of conviction and outrage. I remember the tree, the ditch, the road, the school across the street. I remember the fee

Photo of Isabelle Kirouac and Delia Brett by Willoughby Arévalo | Design by Delia Brett The Reciprocity of Sensation and Being To touch is to be touched. To see is to be seen. To move is to be moved. To hear is to receive. To speak is to extend ourselves outward—to touch the world with our breath. We are built from the same minerals as the inanimate rock. When we kick a rock down the path, the bones of our feet and legs – our mineral body – are meeting itself with itself, rec

If there is anything an artist needs more than her craft it’s hope. In 2019, I had one of the most challenging, disruptive, creative, stressful, life-changing years of my life. That year I created three original productions with my creative partner of MACHiNENOiSY. Each of them, feats of imagination and dedication that were years in the making and each production an irrefutable testament to our courage and commitment to reach higher. And even though there were many other exqu

Image from Wix - Funky Graffiti Dear Artist, I see you. I see you toiling away in the corners, on the edges, in the margins — fighting for a moment on the stage, in the gallery, in the hall, to be seen in the eyes of your audience, your contemporaries, your critics, your friends, your family, your city, your country, your culture — as exceptional. as valuable. Dear Artist, I see you. I see the ways in which you have looked with your inner eyes, listened with your inner ears,