early $pring art sale!!

dear strawberry cutie- 🍓

i feel early spring tryna do her thing- all of my soulssss feel relief. {gracias, nature.}

🌊

i am selling handmade beaded earrings and wall decor in an effort to get my creative business rolling again.

if you are familiar with my beaded work as a previous client, please understand that i am taking a break from making custom necklaces, bracelets, and anklets for a bit.

i have some premade merch that is pretty, and i'll be sharing it  

here and here 

starting TODAY + TOMORROW + + + +

💖

in the meantime, here is a menu you can select from: 

** custom order earrings that dangle just a little (petite dangles) {ear hooks are your choice of silver or gold plated}

** custom order earrings that dangle daringly (diva dangles) {ear hooks are your choice of silver or gold plated}

** order earrings or wall decor as custom:

- you provide input about color/s, size, etc. = approach the artist with your own vision first. 💝

- or choose from these themes:

- OCEAN

- FOREST

- PASTELS

- natural stones 

- charms

or 

- "kelly has free-range"

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~ think ahead for loved ones with birthdays!!

~ enjoy holiday gifts that are one-of-a-kind!!

~ order matching earrings for an event with your girlfriends!!

... or treat your fine ass self!!

i am accepting orders through DM's on IG or though my biz email: kellyshaw11jewelz@gmail.com

email correspondence with tracking #'s is the name of my game. shipping in the U.S. is a flat rate of $8-$12 depending on size of order. shipping abroad is possible. 

** a lil note about wall decor: wall decor is a single strand of beading that can hang from a nail, hook, thumbtack or nestles up near/upon a plant. looks great in windows or on your front porch too. the bottom object of my wall decor includes a crystal, charm, or seashell- your choice!! (starts at $40/each for 12-14")

((discounts available on bulk orders.)) 

((drop-off available in Philly at The Green Line Cafe by Clark Park, the CVS on Locust, or @ Supremo on Walnut.))

i'll hope to hear from you!! 

thank you. 

kindly,

kelly

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p.s. stay tuned this year for a relaunch of *kelly's golden rose* online- i am in the process of receiving mentorship for small business development, and am becoming ready to offer a more cohesive line of services. 🌹

a gentle xxo on Valentine's: love, kelly

for your *feels* : : : : a playlist gift if you plz-

click here for your listening pleasure

(lmk if you listen.) 💘

it’s not about being right. 

truly. 

from my heart, 

which is a fat heart ~ ~ ~ ~ 

~ it’s not about being right.

it’s about having a voice, a story ~ 

~ ~ ~ ~ a story shared in safe & appropriate spaces … 

that is heard. 

seen. 

believed.

~ witnessing each other is medicine for the womxn i am close with-

it’s an embodied ritual ~ ~ ~ ~ an act of dispelling & reclaiming. 

((& sometimes … plain surviving.))

{ { may we retire the shaming that comes thru harmful words. } } 

{ { may we retire harmful manipulations of each other’s emotions & our own. } } 

{ { may we retire harmful action & harmful inaction. } }

{ { may we retire telling each other who we are. } }

~ ~ ~ ~ mirror mirror on the wall ~ ~ ~ ~

guess what?!! ... ily, bitch!! ...

💧💝💞💝💞💧💧💝💞💝💞💧💧💝💞💝💞💧

… FLOHIO on repeat for me. 

i cannot find the lyrics as published online, but the part i am reciting like a mantra … at least the way i’m hearing it is: “You said you’d be my good potion, baby, I’M MY MEDICINE!!” ... who??!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

… and how about the femme elder’s voice @ the end of this SZA song?

“ … Cause I feel the same way, if you don't like me, you don't have to fool with me … But you don't have to talk about me or treat me mean … I don't have to treat you mean … I just stay out of your way … That's the way you work that one.”

~ everything ~

# happy valentines’ day #      

i am grateful 2 have my life back. 

i am also grateful for the space that is art eternal-

today, art is a space-place where i can complete my sentences.

.. give thanks ..

AI gifts are from Or Nah, Xmas 2022

.. CHURCH O* launched ..

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**engage with the full project HERE**

"CHURCH OF THE CELIBATE WHORE is a collaboration, coversation and rhymed constellation between artists Katie Cercone “Or Nah” and kelly shaw nyala. This piece is a call to action for all womxn and femme-identified folks to start pouring love into ourselves, establishing healthy boundaries and rising in our dominion as Brujas at the Gates of the Great Mystery. CHURCH O* CELEBATE Whore is an art piece about saying no to sex when you really want love, worshipping at your own temple; cleansing and healing our energetic yoni, preparing for sacred marriage ..."

"For the CHURCH 0* release in Creatrix Mag (since taken down on Creatrix: noted on 2.2.2022) we not only share our full-bodied conversation about the 10-Tenets of WHOREFUL CELIBACY, we drop a sweet new rhyme. In the text that follows we have made an effort to contextualize the context of WHOREFUL CELIBACY, reflecting on our parallel healing journeys as beasts becoming human through the transcultural looking glass of various wisdom traditions. We also offer some tools, resources and scholarship that we hope will help you to situate this work in ways that feel vital, valid and relevant to your lived experience."

Artist's Statement

kelly shaw nyala (née Willman) is an experimental/outsider performance artist. as a performance artist, she blends sound, installation, & ritual- she gravitates towards sites in nature.

her largest project to date, new/mind/ritualz, launched in the spring of 2014; it is a 56-movement performance art offering released one movement at a time. n/m/r ultimately explores memories, demonstrates moments of personal growth in the present, & invokes rituals of healing + action for the collective future.

 

with deep listening & humbled permission as the foundation, the artist navigates ongoing intimate conversations with womxn creatives, medicine women, Indigenous elders, social justice voices, & trauma survivors, resulting in art material that threads itself throughout new/mind/ritualz.

 

kelly praises Gawd/Gawde$$ as Black & Femme- an honoring that appears in her every work. she expresses rich relationships to Oshun, Yemaya, Oya, Mami Wata, & prepares to spend time with women in Afrika. in addition to a daily art practice, an Afrikan-rich spiritual practice inspires her deeply.

 

kelly identifies as an empath + introvert, a feminist, bruja, reinita, bad bitch, homebody, poet, writer, rapper, beadworker, a practiced shadow worker, mental wellness advocate, generational trauma pattern breaker, an anti-rape activist, independent researcher, & an experiential voice on recovery with Complex PTSD.

 

the artist's work has been highlighted on The Global Fund for Women's blog, Alexandra Arts, ART 511 Magazine, & CREATRIX Magazine. she was recently a part of EMINENT DOMAIN, an intersectional feminist explosion held in the art district of NYC's Chelsea at the former Robert Miller Gallery.

 

kelly was raised among the cornfields of Eastern Iowa, & has lived in Brooklyn, Costa Rica, Thailand, & Philly.

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projects:

~ new/mind/ritualz as on going.

~ book: working title, diary of a meltdown. creative writing that is personal, pastel-infused, & intermittently research-driven.

~ post production: debut short film, we were bb armadillos, a DIY + lofi expression that safely encapsulates the full-bodied emotionality of the human experience whilst highlighting the artist's complicated cord-cutting from the Caribbean of Costa Rica.

~ kelly's golden rose: my one-woman art biz featuring beaded adornment, zines, art prints, & more.

~ brewing: my debut EP releases as audio, then becomes a visual album (!) ~ upcoming: participation in Emomé Art Festival in Togo, West Africa (2023) ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ (sacred beingness) * i am in a self-loving relationship with me & me- i reclaim this relationship as my priority. * i reclaim my right to self-heal, to be the sweetest mother to myself. * there is nothing wrong with me. (repeat often.) i reclaim & treasure my humanness. * i reclaim my right to understand & choose healthy relationships with fellow humans- these bonds are rich, trustworthy, & lasting/sustainable. * i reclaim my right to an inner-circle & an abundance of solitude. intimacy is gorgeous medicine sometimes- so is my intentionally orchestrated alone-time. * i reclaim my ancestor's wisdom by coming back to the Earth & living more simply, quietly. time spent in nature is always a solution. * i am defining my personal feminism. i reclaim my right to invent my own way. * i dismantle patriarchal conditioning, shame. by reclaiming my personal power & growing my voice, i encourage the collective, namely fellow women, to do so too- this is work from the inside out, an ongoing practice. * i claim my right (my consent) to be seen & experienced as an artist. it is your choice to view (or not) my work- my creative intention is not one of imposition. * i embody & deny no part of my descent ... the exploration of all shadows. i do not hesitate to speak about my sadness & rage, which is real, but not constant. i therefore reclaim my right to be whole, not just shiny & performative to please or peace-keep.

* i trust myself more & more & more.

* i am ultimately RISEN into my divine feminine- on my own terms & in my own time. i accept that i may waiver. when i waiver, i bathe in honey-rivers & pastel-oceans ... i reach to a trusted gal-pal.

* i speak to the injustice i see in the world, not as a graceful expert, but as a human who is learning. i protect marginalized peoples & promote equality within all cultures. * i continue to exercise forgiveness of myself & others- this practice is on-going. i acknowledge my ability to make better choices now vs. then. * i live in JOY as often as possible. in living joyfully, my inner-child is incredibly active. i create stability for myself & i self-care voraciously- it's an unapologetic priority.

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influences/interests:

Audre Lorde, Reverend Saundra Porter Thomas, Irma Kaye Sawyer, Clarissa Pinkola Estés, Lorine Niedecker, Joni Mitchell, Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Miss Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliot, Angel Haze, Alewya, FKA Twigs, Tyler the Creator, Kendrick Lamar, J. Cole, 6lack, Erik Schoster, Steve Narvaez, BLK ZEN, BigChief Demond Melancon, Thich Nhat Hanh, Ana Mendieta, Yayoi Kusama, Yoko Ono, Sage Stargate, N3VLYNNN, Raisa Flowers, Arhia Kohlmoos and each of her sisters, Beth Breese, Marissa Arterberry, Shay DeGrandis, October Abel, Sierra Frost, Ashley Hess, Tarana Burke, Gogo Ekhaya, Gogo Thule, Indigenous/Tribal Cultures (particularly the wisdom of elder womxn,) bitchcraft, ghetto brujas, dreamwork, non-traditional yoga & meditation approaches, Shamanism, animal medicine, darkhorse juju, enchantress juju, ice queens, the ocean, sea creatures, floating, personal space, personal power as reclaimed & forever intact, privacy, quiet, discernment, glitter, legacy, loyalty, pitbulls

concepts:

holyhoney

honey-meets-fire

ratchet-grace

*circle of protection*

©: kelly shaw nyala, 2019-forever

 

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