Complicated Feelings
What is justice?
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Serving up stories about making art to nourish our hungry hearts
by artist Nicole Sylvia Javorsky
Jul 22, 20232 min read
What's Your Refuge?
These are the words I have right now, a swirling, mashed up mix of statements and poetry.
Jun 22, 20231 min read
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, 20232 min read
Twists, Turns, Endless Possibilities
What do you see? Let's make meaning together!
Jun 8, 20234 min read
I Got Lost Out in a Storm
Reflecting on the first artwork in my Cycle Breakers series
Jun 5, 20237 min read
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 27, 20233 min read
Burning, Aching, Not Breaking
There is fire running through my veins. And I'll say it in paint.
May 8, 20234 min read
The Healing is in the Pain
I have hope. I find hope, over and over and over again. But maybe today, I just want to acknowledge how tiring that’s been.
May 1, 20234 min read
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, 20233 min read
Naming is a Vital Part of Healing
Yes, something so cracked can survive. I know that now.
Apr 19, 20235 min read
What is Free Will?
Oh, the dualities of decision-making!
Apr 10, 20236 min read
I Won’t Hide What I’ve Been Holding Inside
I choose honesty over sugar-coating and looking the other way.
Apr 1, 20238 min read
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, 20233 min read
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, 20233 min read
Believing is Brave
To choose to believe in something in this enigmatic universe, so much unknown, takes courage.
Mar 11, 20234 min read
Does Anybody Know?
Making sense of existence.
Mar 7, 20236 min read
Processing the Space Between
After our wedding day, I'm processing the grief interwoven with my happiness.
Feb 10, 20235 min read
Just Floating Around
Digging has its place. Brick-laying has its place too. And so does floating.
Feb 10, 20231 min read
Why Buy Art?
It's more than obtaining a physical object. It's an act of support.
Feb 3, 20232 min read
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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