"the earth laughed"
welcome to sienna kwami. what unites the creative utterances of the siennaverse is an adoration for being an alive-and-feeling-something-about-that-aliveness human being with earth as a loving home. in devotion to the creativity of time and all the joys it offers (the sensuous, the delicious, friendship, education/evolution, the magical mundane, living joyous lives as altar and offering to our ancestors), an alchemical practice is cultivated and that alchemy creates art; objects, experiences, lexicons, methods and frameworks, networks of connection, poetry, essays, charms, talismans, and whatever other forms beg to be and to be shared.
“our appetite for the simple joys of life has its precedent in our beneficent ancestors and is the greatest gift we could share with others.”
- scott zook
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current work (2023-ongoing)
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami is a writer of poetry, their first book of poems was released on 2/9/24, entitled if i were an omen
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami is a pirate. their pirate ship is called the bon bon spirale
it is currently moonlighting as a creative studio. explore the studio’s web presence to learn more about current projects
current projects: de jou a viv, hierophant hour
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami is a hierophant; a researcher and expounder of ancient mysteries
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami is a writer of spiritual coming of age newsletter called ankò e ankò. ankò e ankò began in 2021
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami has been a spiralisme essayist for a merfolk happening hosted from april - july 2023 by artist simone johnson.
the essay is called coming of age as a mermaid: death, grief, zombies, why i became a pirate, & seeing the ocean in everything
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami is a curious curious cat
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami is a visual artist
recent past work (2021-2022)
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami has been a fiber & sculptural artist. their archive spans from 2018-2021
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami has been a garment-maker
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami has been a curator
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami has been a graphic designer. their archive spans from 2014-2022
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami has been a meditation teacher
distant past work (2015-2020)
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami has been an audiobook of revolutionary texts called rootedness
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami has been a founder-worldbuilder of a boston-focused arts and culture magazine called THINGS. THINGS ran from 2015-2017
꙳ ໑ sienna kwami has been a light and flower loving photographer. their photo archive spans from 2013-2017