Brianna Brooks on rest, resilience, and why it's okay to cry about COVID19.
founder, Kiara Ventura, leads the discussion by centering artists of color and telling their stories through an informed gaze., I’ve been thinking about ways to be nice to myself, take care, and rest. I find myself wondering…how can we cope with isolation and sit in our feelings in a mindful way? Soon enough, while scrolling through Instagram, I came across playful drawings byof black teens sitting, resting, and daydreaming in their rooms and I couldn’t help but relate.
At every place where they felt alone, their sketchbook was always there to make them feel at home—even while at home. Brianna lived with their mother, stepfather, and six siblings growing up. Even though they didn’t live with their biological father, they tried to maintain a relationship with him. “My biological father was in and out,” Brianna says. “For most of my childhood, he was homeless. That experience helped me establish empathy, which is a big part of my practice too.
When applying to college, all of their applications got rejected since their grades were so low. But there was a glimpse of light. In June 2015, Brianna saw that the School of the Art Institute of Chicago was still taking applications, Brianna got accepted in July and packed their bags to move to Chicago in August.
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