somaCREATIVE™

Joy | Canvas Tote

$125.00

Description

Joy celebrates transformation and the discovery that joy can unfold along the way. Featuring original hand-drawn art by Trans Artist Jessenia Nauta, this tote carries a reminder that joy is a journey, not a destination.

Art you carry. Space for what’s becoming.

For the journal you’re filling, a few art supplies, your latest project, or groceries on the way home. This lined cotton-canvas tote brings original art into the ordinary moments of your day.

The artwork begins with my perspective. What you carry inside becomes part of yours.

The details

Cotton canvas with a full exterior art print
20 inches wide × 15 inches tall × 4 inches deep
Navy blue lining with one zipper pocket and one double pocket
Black cotton straps, 1.5 inches wide
Digitally printed with permanent reactive inks for vibrant color

Delivery & Returns

Delivery

All orders are produced on demand, printed on fabric and then cut and sewn. Orders will be delivered in approximately 3 weeks.

Returns

Every piece of our apparel is handcrafted with precision, offering you a luxury-quality, eco-friendly garment. We take pride in reducing waste and supporting the planet. Due to the bespoke nature of our clothing, all sales are final. Thank you for embracing sustainable elegance with us.

About Joy

Jessenia Nauta

Joy, 2025

Dominican Republic

Joy was the first experiment with bringing color into a somatic doodled, hand-drawn piece with Micron pens. Absolutely terrified of color, I tried to bring a rhythm of music into it. Allowing the rainbow to speak to me. Pressing them intuitively, rhythmically, to see what shape would emerge from the doodle. Once the shape emerged — after its completion through Procreate — the somatic connection that came through during the intuitive drawing session made it through the colors and expressed itself.

Joy became a reminder of how not every joy is something you experience immediately. Sometimes you need to go through a couple of iterations, to be transformed in the process of that transformation, to receive the joy itself. Through that transformation, the uncomfortable sensations illuminate what you were too scared to feel. In feeling it, joy makes itself known. Joy is a journey — not static, but always moving.