In 2018, when my father passed, I realized life was too short. I was instructed it was time to take up space – I knew I could no longer deny myself an opportunity to thrive. I did not want to die with my music still inside. 

Whispers of my grandmothers foretold a l lineage of their grandmothers and their mothers before them who could never claim or would never be championed as artistás -it became clear that I was to proclaim their courage to name myself. In 2019, I finally had the courage and resources to claim materials and a space I could call my studio. At first, I would sit in my studio struggling for hours, feeling like an imposter- It would take me many months before I was able to get out of my way. Later, I understood this was all part of my initiation process. My Harrison studio resides in Oshun’s territory- the daughter of freshwaters and prosperity, beauty, femininity, fertility, and grace, nestled in the rural woods located in the Lakes Region of Southern Western Maine.