In The Raw
I see your humanity because I see mine.
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Serving up stories about making art to nourish our hungry hearts
by artist Nicole Sylvia Javorsky
- Aug 7
- 6 min
Complicated Feelings
What is justice?
- Jul 22
- 2 min
What's Your Refuge?
These are the words I have right now, a swirling, mashed up mix of statements and poetry.
- Jun 22
- 1 min
Everything Changes
I thank my younger self for holding onto hope, even when she thought she had stopped believing in a better future.
- Jun 22
- 2 min
Twists, Turns, Endless Possibilities
What do you see? Let's make meaning together!
- Jun 8
- 4 min
I Got Lost Out in a Storm
Reflecting on the first artwork in my Cycle Breakers series
- Jun 5
- 7 min
Cycle Breakers
There are people who love me for who I am and want me to be free. I want me to be free.
- May 1
- 4 min
This is How I Stand Up for Myself
I won't hide this. I've suffered alone and too many survivors suffer alone.
- Apr 28
- 3 min
Naming is a Vital Part of Healing
Yes, something so cracked can survive. I know that now.
- Apr 19
- 5 min
What is Free Will?
Oh, the dualities of decision-making!
- Apr 10
- 6 min
I Won’t Hide What I’ve Been Holding Inside
I choose honesty over sugar-coating and looking the other way.
- Apr 1
- 8 min
Free Yourself
For a while, I think I wished I could just enter some cocoon like a caterpillar and emerge a butterfly one final time. Dearest Doodle...
- Mar 25
- 3 min
True Lightheartedness
Life is lived in the in-betweens, in the messy, in progress, in the here and now, one moment at a time.
- Mar 25
- 3 min
Believing is Brave
To choose to believe in something in this enigmatic universe, so much unknown, takes courage.
- Mar 11
- 4 min
Does Anybody Know?
Making sense of existence.
- Mar 7
- 6 min
Processing the Space Between
After our wedding day, I'm processing the grief interwoven with my happiness.
- Feb 15
- 1 min
What Is Life?
A poem by Nicole Javorsky
- Feb 10
- 5 min
Just Floating Around
Digging has its place. Brick-laying has its place too. And so does floating.
- Feb 10
- 1 min
Why Buy Art?
It's more than obtaining a physical object. It's an act of support.
- Feb 3
- 2 min
Embracing My Interdisciplinary Intricacies
The truth is this is just me being me and I bring who I am to what I do, no matter what I do.
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