early $pring art sale!!

dear strawberry cutie- 🍓

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

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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 + + + +

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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

new/mind/ritualz (movements 12 and 13)

ᗐ who yer mami now? ᗐ 

in the early Winter of 2019, i was preparing to visit Thailand. i had been staying in my homestate of Iowa for 6 months preceding my SE Asia departure-- a lil chunk of time that served as my 1st phase of reacclimation to the U.S. after many years living hella simply in Costa Rica.

the photos you see below are still images from my ongoing performance art project, "new/mind/ritualz." my friend and collaborator, Megan Murray, is behind the cam for this particular movement, #12 of 56.  

some of the images from the shoot feel best shared as cropped (eagle-eyed) &/or given some *etheral blur.* some of the images are powerful all on their own with only Megan's making & editing present.

there are times when i feel compelled to write fatty essays bout my artistry n the particular reasons a shoot produces the work it produces-- i could talk a lot about the intentions~notes~prep going into a new work n the subsequent recuperation~integration phases thereafter. with new/mind/ritualz 12, however, i offer some experimental writing beneath each image as a simplified story-spell 4 u$.

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about new/mind/ritualz: "the project's title alludes to a new mind space coming forth for the artist, a rebirth (rebirthing) of sorts. before the wholeness of this rebirth is embodied again & again & again & again & again & again, a little storytelling (from/of the past) weaves thru sometimes."

here is my artist's statement for new/mind/ritualz.

here is the archive for new/mind/ritualz.

~ below is new/mind/ritualz 

(movement 12) ~

a turquoise orca shines thru the time i lost it @ 19. didn't know how to process the first. glad i got away the 2nd. also, one time i was stalked in New Mexico n the waiter called the cops on the guy-- thank u 4 that. glad i spoke up 4 myself. glad i speak up 4 myself better n more promptly now-- an ongoing practice that's ratchet in moments n i don't even care how it unsettle an extra kind lightbeam bitch. true not true. 

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i was born to do the shadow work as much as i was born to add glitter bursts to storm-scenes @ the pond. 3-4 frog species native to Iowa sing there all nite-- spring/summer/retro$pect. i much prefer animal songs to city songs. no shade intended, jussa farmgirl pref that keeps peace inside my ribs-- 
my ancestors knew all this.
nature.
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performance artistry is so many things. 
visibility. 
n when u don't feel visible 4 a season or 2+, 
how do you u "performance art?" ᐊ ᐊ ᐊ ᐊ u can still get a capture wit eyes down so as to shield a bit thee inner-movement, which is vulnerable to let aurically live when u feel 
super recuperative n xtra quiet. 

(more snail juju.) 
(guiltless periods of rest.)
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the heart-soul-mind juices itself wit golden-glean more often. royalty is u n u know 4 sure now, so it all hits less hard n usually u will not have to go to the hospital, but instead the woods or water to 
have sum laughs.

{talk to fawns. trust the wildflowers. 
peep Oya in the wind.}
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performance art is messages wit meaning in the art~spirit~unspoken realms ~

~ trance state/dreamscape ... 

... said messages r often revealed 2 u b4 u knew u knew n now u know, which sometimes has lil aftershock effects 4 the unanticipated deliverance of what remained mostly unconscious-- it can feel a bit pinched (reference to the emotional realm) when it hit the 1st time$-- this is no fault of yours, dear artista, nor the way it always comes. there is more honey now.

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open field. plantains. 
rainforest rain.
toad smooches.
yung grrrl. reinita.
strawberry jelly.
clothelines in the tropics.
full grown.
homegrown.

never gonna get it--
something-something x Yolandi.
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freeze a bitch out if she pretend wit me--
they call me ice kween, 
but imma sweetie.

(werks on raps)

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- mine -
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Megan Murray, artist & collaborator on
new/mind/ritualz (movement 12)

Megan Murray is a multimedia artist based in Iowa City, Iowa. Her background is in photography, music production, plant science, writing, body and canvas painting. Megan's subject matter is all living things, words, and sound. She appreciates the unintentional magic of cocreative music and art making, as well as the detailed process of audio and visual post production.

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& here is new/mind/ritualz (movement 13,) which was published to CREATRIX MAG a few months back: READ ME HERE.

-- note: new/mind/ritualz (movement 13) produced about a hundred+ gifs of ritualz upon my bod in a gorgeous oceanic setting in Thailand. i am interested to present said magic gifs (many not yet shared) as a fluid + repetitive loop of imagery-- a video project &/or large-scale projection in a gallery or gallery-like setting-- stay tuned 4 it. major shoutout of thnx 2 dear sis, Or Nah, for documenting movement 13. 

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-- follow my IG here for updates/art.

-- support my artistry here or here.

🍊🍊🍊🍊, 

kelly shaw nyala

portrait of the artist x Jesse Artavia

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~ ~ ~ ~ learn more about kelly shaw nyala's art life-- take a peek @ my BIO + ARTIST'S STATEMENT here. 

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fotos x me

new/mind/ritualz (movement 11)

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welcome to my #DIY #lofi #cute personal blog, a space where i loyally archive my body of artwork, as well as interviews with artists n more. what u will experience below is a presentation of new/mind/ritualz (movement 11,) a performance art project i continue to unfold. ~kelly~

foto: Jen Brown

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kelly shaw willman's, new/mind/ritualz, is a 56-movement performance art piece released one movement at a time until complete. some movements are open to the public, while others are documented in a more private setting by a single collaborator or altogether solo. as is true of performance art, the artist herself is the primary medium.

the project's title alludes to a new mind space coming forth for the artist, a rebirth (rebirthing) of sorts, but before the wholeness of this rebirth is embodied again & again & again & again & again & again, a little storytelling (from/of the past) weaves thru sometimes. 

new/mind/ritualz ultimately explores memories, demonstrates moments of growth in the present, and invokes rituals of healing + action for now n in the future.

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my Artist's Statement for 

n/m/r (movement 11) up on 

Alexandra Arts (UK)

read about the event on ART 511 MAG: 

"From Manchester to NYC: 

Pankhurst in the Park Salon"

~ excerpt from the full article, written by Katie Cerone ~ (link above) ~ "Kelly Shaw Willman, self-proclaimed Alien-bruja, shamaness, mental-health advocate and Goddess in the flesh, oiled the stages for her equally pearlescent-fluorescent art comrades ULTRACULTURAL OTHERS with a piece from her ongoing series ongoing new/mind/ritualiz. Shaw birthed '111 therapies: phase 2, Movement 11' somewhat quietly four months ago while living in Nicaragua before showcasing the durational piece at our Tuesday night salon (and a short version during EMINENT DOMAIN in July). Part of the development of her own personal feminism, her piece is a response to the artist’s recent spell living in Costa Rica, a vocal witness to the effect of 'machismo’s rampant dysfunction' and sex tourism. Her piece is inspired partially by Maureen Murdock’s book, The Heroine’s Journey, and mines her own shadow side in a symbolic 'descent' into the dark wilderness of her ancestral pain and trauma.

Where 'honey-laced confidence-meets-vulnerability,' her piece involved ample amounts of gold glitter and honey in the raw, poured liberally on her naked body in a quiet ritual that felt necessarily somber, angelic and otherworldly. An invocation to 'childhood/inner-child juju,' says Kelly, and the artist waxes poetic about the plasticine castle aesthetics of 80s and 90s consumer culture. As a feeling, an aesthetic, or milieu — into adulthood, for Shaw it doubles as an aura of protection. 'I have a personalized spiritual practice (of protection) in which I fiercely visualize myself surrounded by cocoon-shaped energy that is always pastel-hued; it is immensely soothing to me.' Kelly’s performance floor, surrounded by a floor-installation comprised of a collection of handmade beaded pieces, art-items-as-talismans, unframed photographs of prior performance work and creamy, dreamy childhood baubles.

Movement 11, which extended in length as it shifted from the energetic raucous of EMINENT DOMAIN’s huge crowds to the intimacy of the Pankhurst Salon, was a live ritual performed with a cutting board, knife, oranges, garlic bulbs, glitter, small tinctures of colored water, honey, feathers, corn kernels, bubbles, and ribbon for a cord-cutting spell. Kelly rebirthed herself as a glittering gold, naked, bootylicious Goddess with statuesque presence, her round lady lumps glistening with honey and gold to surely conjure about two of Shaw’s primary Saints — Yemaya and Ochun, Yoruban Goddesses of the Sacred Waters, the pleasures of the flesh, sweet honey and the Source. Ocean and Rivers are the dominion of Yemaya and Ochun as well as the beds of lovers and the eternal dance of soulmates and twin flames."

listen here to the soundcloud-soundscape i co-created with Steve Narvaez for 

n/m/r #11

learn more about EMINENT DOMAIN

click here for kelly shaw willman's personal archive of new/mind/ritualz

PERFORMANCE DATE: 

SEPTEMBER 11, 2018

LOCATION: 

MOTHERSHIP NYC'S SALON in BROOKLYN, NY

video footage/credit: Lotte Karlsen

video footage/credit: Lotte Karlsen

foto: Jen Brown

foto: Lotte Karlsen

foto: Lotte Karlsen

foto: Lotte Karlsen

foto: Lotte Karlsen

foto: Jen Brown

foto: Lotte Karlsen

foto: Lotte Karlsen

post-performance foto: Lotte Karlsen

post-performance foto: Jen Brown

bb boi Kali n his Mama, Katie Cercone

foto: Jen Brown

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+ mi$c ~ p.s. ~ vibez +

... "i yield my sword of light ... i send love 2 my enemies & hope that they prosper. you cannot hurt me, i can only be healed." ~Princess Nokia

foto: Jen Brown

foto: Jen Brown

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