On Blooming
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Heaven Here NFT
#HeavenHere by Artist Shelley Bruce & Michael Tella is the genesis project of AfroZero, an NFT marketplace for crypto collectibles and non-fungible tokens.
Your Story Medicine: Healing as Protest with Shelley Bruce
In this first episode of Your Story Medicine, I welcome entrepreneur, artist, activist, and my wellness wifey, Shelley Bruce. Shelley is the creator of Day of Healing, a healing gathering on Venice Beach that combined the concept of much-needed protests with community organizing and wellness to bring a rejuvenating experience for artists, activists, entrepreneurs, and everyone else in between. Shelley shares with us the ways she stays grounded during these turbulent times, the inspiration behind
Artist Shelley Bruce
Listen to Shelley's full portfolio of published poetry and mediation work here on Bandcamp /// About: With a background in higher education, reiki, & meditation, Shelley’s creative focus is on visual art, poetry, spirituality & activism. Her 1st publication of poetry, On Blooming, was released in 2018, & most recent painting series, Heaven Here, in 2019. Shelley is also the founder of the event series HEALING, that produces protests based in wellness to powerfully rejuvenate & inspire communities. ... more
The Necessary Power of Black Women, Ritual & Performance Art
The Necessary Power of Black Women, Ritual & Performance Art
Tonight, Thursday Feb. 17th 2022, for the new THPE project I’ll be sharing a small piece of what has evolved into a multifaceted collaboration of mediums; what I realize now is my performance art.
After much processing and reflection of all that has been summoned (personally, professionally and spiritually) since I released the Heaven Here poetry album and NFT series in December 2021, I desire to and find it essential that I acknowle
Tonight, Thursday Feb. 17th 2022, for the new THPE project I’ll be sharing a small piece of what has evolved into a multifaceted collaboration of mediums; what I realize now is my performance art.
After much processing and reflection of all that has been summoned (personally, professionally and spiritually) since I released the Heaven Here poetry album and NFT series in December 2021, I desire to and find it essential that I acknowle
Harmonizing Duality
A reflection on Poetry Meditation , Surrender 2020, by Artist Shelley Bruce. listen here. This year is filled with doubt. At every turn there seems to be a shocking tragedy, and to encourage others to see the light in all this darkness in one aspect is quite trite. We cannot so quickly wave over the experience of this much death. We have to look at this year to be held awake, and sometimes responsible. We can see the painful sadness and hardened rigidity, steeped in fear, that wants to ignore il
Sit-In for Restoration & Momentum: A Conversation with Day of Healing Organizer
To the backdrop of renewed outrage and grief, organizer Shelley Bruce felt more compelled than ever to offer the Day of Healing event in order to help with the “restoration and momentum” of local organizers and activists who understandably expressed anger, sadness, and exhaustion in response to the clear lack of justice in the verdict.
Bruce spoke to FORTHE about her appreciation for the hardworking Black women behind the scenes in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the need for the prio
Bruce spoke to FORTHE about her appreciation for the hardworking Black women behind the scenes in the Black Lives Matter (BLM) movement and the need for the prio
About Me
Shelley Bruce is a creative professional based in Long Beach, with a mission to serve the world’s greatest challenges through spirituality, poetry, painting and community organizing. /// A Cal Poly Pomona graduate with degrees in Ethnic Studies and Fine Art, as well as background in Reiki & meditation, Shelley’s creative focus centers on painting, poetry, spirituality & activism. She has featured poetry at countless shows, produced social justice events for 10+ years, founded and directed nonprofit educational programs, but most notably has traveled to Washington DC, San Diego, New York, Ghana, the UK, and Bermuda sharing her painting. Her first publication of poetry, On Blooming, was released in fall 2018, & painting series Heaven Here released in fall 2019. Shelley is also the founder of the event series HEALING, that produces protests based in wellness to powerfully rejuvenate & inspire communities.