The 3 small bata drums (Omele Bata) with 3 different seeds embedded in them i.e 3 different tones: one has “do” tone, the 2nd drum has “re” tone while the 3rd drum has “mi” tone. This 3 drums were played in unism by the drummer to produce a beautiful sound / tones: Lesson: live in peace & unity with

what do we reach towards? what is drawn to us?

a spontaneous dance, a moment calls, the answer unknown, there is always a risk & even greater potential for something vibrant to be gifted in return for one’s courage

After Nanay’s Flesh An excerpt of a zine of Felt Pen Art and Words honouring Matriarchs, my Nanay (mother) for the love, life, courage and sacrifices she was able to provide for me and my siblings to have a better chance at life. Full zine will be officially released August 7th, 2025, her Birthday.

mud flats and their cracks remind me of our skin and the groves of our beingness

I felt compelled to be in the forest, my grand mother and great grand mother on my mother’s side speaking to me. So much sorrow in my heart from many recent losses. Then, a new beginning…

This seed titled, “What will Come From the Ashes?” functions best with an awareness of the content of the first seed I uploaded titled “May I Keep Her Floating?”, but does not fully rely upon the first seed. The two of them can be considered independently from one another. In this seed, I use wat

What is it?

This is a journal entry, a short text, stemming after a chat with Nadia Myre (ALP Co-facilitator), and submerging in the darkness and isolation of the dying body of my ancestor, Rubén Rodríguez (paternal grandfather). The inhabiting of deep suffering, fear and repulsion of oneself.

A spontaneous expression of a song my grandmother could have taught me… To hear it, you had to be there.

As a response to “What do you desire to hear, see, taste, smell, or touch, as you view this material?” I was inspired to eat rice. Next thing I knew, it had turned into a whole meal.

A moment by the water in Belize

This Seed, in response to Zainab Amadahy’s ‘Stuck in Time’, natty abdou’s ‘entanglement as birthright’ and Diane Roberts’ ‘Úwaradaguágüda/Balance’ is an imagining of what it would be like to encounter joy as a partner in the creative dance.

ALPSP, Seed # 2 FIND MUTYA traversing the rockies, on my way home. What I am making… –Still Image Collage– FINDMUTYA

Tracking some of the sweet things I consumed in this week. Jan 6th -12th , 2025

Meditation on these seeds as the connector between the land, the present moment, and my mother’s maternal lineage