Tag Archives: trailblazers

Mi Gente! Welcome to our Spring Interview Series! Super excited to share with you my conversations with Creatives and Entrepreneurs I admire and been blessed and privilege to work with. Today, I have the absolute honor to share my conversation with Elmaz Abinader,  author and performer, Co-founder and former Program Director of VONA (Voices of Our Nations and Arts Foundation), ... Read More »

Mi Gente Happy Sunday! After a quick break today we drop the last episode of Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives featuring Illfamed, Chilean-Peruvian emcee, storyteller, and poet who attended the Business of Art Workshop and while juggling family and her creative work has stay focused and determined to complete her album: Sangre, Corazon y Rimas, Today, exclusively in this interview she shared ... Read More »

Mi Gente! Welcome to Episode 8 of Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives. Today we feature Community Organizer, Storyteller, and founder of YesSoyLatina organization Lucy Orejuela. I met Lucy about two years ago at a vision board workshop hosted by Proud to Be Latina, and we connected immediately. Since then, Lucy and I have supported each other’s dream and projects. This past ... Read More »

Mi Gente! Welcome to Episode 7 of Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives series. Today, we share the story of Sebastian, a rapper from Queens, New York, known by his stage name Visionolic. Sebastian, took a leap of faith a few years ago while working as a stockbroker. He has been writing lyrics and recording songs since the age of 10 but ... Read More »

Welcome to Episode 5 of Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives. Today, I’d like to introduce you Ana B. A Honduran Photographer full of dreams and eclectic energy, determined to leave her mark in the world. Ana was the last to register to my workshop but one of the first ones to arrived and since then have kept in touch with me ... Read More »

Mi Gente! Welcome to another episode of Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives. Vanessa Peters is a visual artist of Puerto Rican descent who was one of the attendees of the Business of Art workshop. Before the workshop, we’ve met while attending a Proud to be Latina back in September. We connected immediately not just as art lovers but also as Buddhist ... Read More »

We continue strong with another episode of Trailblazers: Meet the Creatives. Today, you will meet Santiago Canario, the Clothing Designer. Santiago showed up to my workshop this past November focused, with his dream project in mind, halfway developed and a duffle bag filled with some of his paintings, poems, and samples of his clothing brand. He took notes, asked questions, ... Read More »

On today’s episode of  Trailblazers: Meet The Creatives,  I interviewed Ivette Urena, one of the Visual Artists that attended my workshop this past November. I am excited to announce that at the end of this month she will be fulfilling part of her dreamed project by having a semi-solo exhibition. More details at the end of the interview. Tell us about ... Read More »

  This past November I facilitated a workshop at WordUp bookstore in Washington Heights, sponsored by the New York City Latina Writers Group: The Business of Art Workshop. I have been the Program Director of the organization and this was my last year in the said position.  While creating this year programming, its founder, Alicia Anabel Santos,  encouraged me to be ... Read More »

About five years ago,  I was introduced to Johnny Utah’s work via Instagram. As an art’s lover, his work captivated me instantly.  Johnny’s energetic shots document the gritty exuberance of New York City, a city I am madly in love with since birth.  Highly influenced by New York’s City Golden Era, his images exemplified the energy of the city as ... Read More »