Mother of Artists | Jessenia Nauta (They/Them)

When I didn't have words. Art gave me a space to place them. The puzzle pieces hidden behind words, that made no sense. It gave me a place to obliterate everything, that I was attempting to obliterate within myself, without causing harm onto others.

Art, being an artist, gives you a place to rehabilitate your soul.

My process these days, has been this gentle unveiling of all the ways I forget I'm brown.

Those differences, is why I make art. It's my rebirth, for me, Jessenia Nauta, but also, the ongoing inquiry of, what would come to be? If these pieces was given the solid attention they needed growing up?

My art, is a journey of curiosity. Of what if's. That feed my spirit daily, uplifts the voices that were pushed away, and an ongoing question of…. What …Who would show up in my place? When I gave the parts that were told to go away? A place to stand?

There is a big misbelief, that you need to stress yourself out, in order to be an artist.

Art is the expression of the human spirit. It's the process. The process of being human, that a brave few, enter, to reexpress through themselves, for literally the art of it.

That is what makes you an artist.

The First Iteration was never meant to be the final masterpiece. It was also never meant to be hated, brought guilt, pushed down, and thrown away like nothing. This is a letter about creative burnout, the fear of the first brush stroke — and why your First Iteration is still beaming into your soul, waiting for you to see it.

In a world consumed by AI and digital noise, what if the most radical act was simply enjoying life? A reflection on waking up the artist that lives inside all of us. By Jessenia Nauta | somaCREATIVE™

After a significant creative burnout in 2013 — my first staff job, right out of college, boundaries weren't something anyone taught — it's taken a decade of rebuilding my creative fire to arrive at what I'm here to share.

The number one way to resolve creative burnout is by building a deeply devotional commitment to your body. Through somatics. Not intensive yoga. Not climbing Kilimanjaro. Just bringing yourself with you as you create.

Here's what that actually looks like.

Spiritual loneliness isn't a sign that something is wrong with your connection — it's a sign that the connection is waiting to be honored. This post explores how somatics opens a doorway between your inner child and your Ancestors, and why your creativity is the key.