Safe Haven Arts

07/27/2025

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06/25/2025

Hello everyone. I want to share that. I am still offering this class for this Friday and the theme is: “Strength and Animals”! Hope your kiddos can make it and please share with anyone else that might be interested. Sign up is through today for Friday. DM me for the link if it doesn’t show up below. I’ll also paste it later to be sure…

06/25/2025

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06/18/2025

In honor of Pride month

"Imagine a world
where we listen to everyone's stories
and learn we are not as different
as we are the same."
~Gabriel Andreas



Artist: Matthew Andreas
storypeople.com
Source: Savage Serenity Inspirations
Charter for Compassion

06/18/2025

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06/16/2025

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06/16/2025

I don’t normally put up pet stories here, but I think there’s a lesson that transcends species. Also, just such an heartwarming thing to see.

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06/15/2025

“If your outrage is conditional, if your compassion has a colour, if your understanding evaporates the moment you can't relate—you’re not fooling anyone,” said Bear, pausing for a breath...

“If you’re only kind to some, you’re not kind at all.”

©Tara Shannon

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This one might feel a little harsh to some. And if it does—maybe sit with that for a moment. Because that’s what Rabbit and Bear often do—they offer quiet little provocations. Not to shame or scold, but to ask us to think. To reflect. To feel.

This particular piece is about kindness. True kindness. The kind that doesn’t pick and choose who’s worthy of care based on how closely their life or story mirrors our own.

Bear says it plainly:
“If you're only kind to some, you're not kind at all.”

This wasn’t written in response to any one moment or movement, but in response to many. Over the years, I’ve watched compassion extend to some people but not others, and I’ve heard empathy evaporate when the story got uncomfortable or unfamiliar.

Kindness isn’t a light we flick on and off. It’s who we are when no one is watching. It’s how we show up when it’s hard. It’s what we do when we don’t understand—but we choose to care anyway.

Thank you for being here and for being thoughtful—even when it's not easy.

***It’s also important to remember that kindness doesn’t mean tolerating the intolerable. Intolerance and harm don’t deserve a gentle pass. Sometimes, the kindest thing we can do—for ourselves and for those being hurt—is to speak up. To name what’s happening clearly and factually. That kind of clarity is a form of kindness—especially when it protects or gives voice to others.

06/14/2025

Cool off and celebrate summer with a joyful afternoon of artmaking, dancing, and gallery adventures! Design your own suncatcher to capture those sunny vibes, and groove to the beats of DJ Darling spinning summer tunes. Generous support provided by Art Bridges Foundation’s Access for All program.

06/14/2025

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My morning routine. 🦊☕