Transitional Housing 4 Youth: Road Map Report + Podcast Appearance

During our beloved lockdown times, I got the opportunity to join the team at Partisans, a very respected architecture firm in Toronto. I was brought on to help author a road map report that would identify three new housing typologies for transitional housing to help youth exiting the foster care system. I spent half a year researching existing methods, positive results, and theories to better … Continue reading Transitional Housing 4 Youth: Road Map Report + Podcast Appearance

My First Book// 1991

1991: i hate it here, but i love u Time to celebrate ya’ll! Dirty 30, here we are. A new year, same old me motherfuckers. In celebration I have released my first self-published book. A collection of poetry and pictures from over the years. Many of the poems were my way of sorting through emotions and headspaces I couldn’t quite understand in those times. I … Continue reading My First Book// 1991

desirelines.live

The awesome folks at VIBEarts created a virtual gallery for the last two Desire Lines cohorts, check out some dope art by some amazing emerging artists! & as always a big shoussoutttt to VIBEarts for the opportunity. Always strong with the support for artists finding their way, thank you! https://www.desirelines.live/ Continue reading desirelines.live

titmag #1: Prints Available Now!

Ha-Za! We double did it ya’ll! I had always hoped for this magazine to be a real tangible thing in the world, beyond some pixels on a screen. And alas, the details have all been worked out and we have some freshly printed issues! We can now begin to distribute the issues we have and begin looking toward our second coming issue. If you would … Continue reading titmag #1: Prints Available Now!

titmag #1: Steppin’ out the Shadows

Ha-Za! We did it! 🙂 Our debut issue of third.i.tired magazine is finally here! A big thank you to everybody who, as our theme states, stepped out the shadows and showed yourselves to the world. We appreciate the efforts of all artists involved and hope you enjoy what you see. May it inspire! And please forgive any issues in the final product, this, like anything … Continue reading titmag #1: Steppin’ out the Shadows

third.i.tired magazine

ISSUE #1: Steppin’ out the shadows In the journey of creation, it can be very difficult to know what to do with the light at the end of the tunnel. By this I mean, you can spend so much time and energy bringing an idea to life. Continuously talking yourself up and down throughout the entire process. The process of bringing yourself down, to then … Continue reading third.i.tired magazine

DESIRE LINES PROJECT

In the summer of 2019 I got offered a cool opportunity. I had been chosen by VIBEarts to participant in the Desire Lines project, presented by RBC and Pattison. It involved producing and facilitating a creative workshop, and creating some pieces to be showcased in a TTC subway station in January 2020. I had never been involved with such a multi-faceted project, but was excited … Continue reading DESIRE LINES PROJECT

CC; scrappaxx

The Creative Connection I have been leading and facilitating an upcycled fashion based workshop for youths in transition. Bringing Free2Be, a program helping youths transition out of the child welfare and foster care system, together with an organization I work with called VIBEarts, who bring creative workshops to underserved communities and their youth, to bring the first of my CreativeCnnction workshops to life. The first … Continue reading CC; scrappaxx