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Serving up stories about making art to nourish our hungry hearts
by artist Nicole Sylvia Javorsky


Leave Your Heart to Wander
We can choose to wander guided by our hearts rather than by fear of the future and the unknown.
Oct 30, 20226 min read


If We Let Our Tears Water the Soil, What Will Grow?
After years of protests, sharing their stories, and speaking up to keep another polluter out, RISE St. James prevailed.
Sep 15, 20224 min read


Sing With Me
Too many of us have been silenced and might not be fully aware of it yet, but we don’t have to stay quiet.
Sep 2, 202210 min read


Fear Has Layers To It
Knowing my fear's origin helps me reclaim my power.
Aug 13, 20222 min read


Starting Somewhere
I want to keep trying starting from where I am. You have to start somewhere to go anywhere, right?
Aug 10, 20227 min read


Wind Chimes: Reflecting on Sound
We can all benefit from connecting to the wisdom of our bodies. Introducing today's reflection questions ...
Aug 3, 20223 min read


Windows to the Soul
Paintings can be starting points to explore yourself and what matters most to you. Introducing today's reflection questions ...
Jul 28, 20222 min read


Start and Stop (and Start)
As long as we've alive, nothing is ever over and infinite possibilities remain.
Jul 25, 20224 min read


Wild Child of Mother Earth
I want to do what I can to make this world less lonely and the way I know how to do that is through being honest with my art.
Jul 13, 20227 min read


To Be (or Not to Be) Truly Seen
Embedded in being truly seen is the "as I am" part.
May 6, 20224 min read


Tales of Grief and Grace
By remaining open to the many possibilities of living, maybe we avoid a little less and live a little more.
Feb 24, 20225 min read


Swept Up in the Light
What I value about being an artist is what I value about being a person in this world.
Nov 11, 20214 min read


Being Soft is Hard Work
In simply allowing ourselves to be who we are, we help others feel more comfortable being themselves too.
Jul 29, 20212 min read


Building Our Village
I hope that my art plays a role in connecting others to their village.
Jul 14, 20211 min read


My Place Over the Rainbow
I believe that this place way up high, somewhere over the rainbow, exists all around and within us. We just have to know how to visit it....
May 5, 20212 min read
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