Welcome to the Art of Soulmaking
The letters we’ve received from Art of Soulmaking participants have been filled with genius, creativity and
the power of art that brings recognition to the soul of our participants.
This gallery is intended to share the work of these artists, and bring their voices and messages
out into the world.
True Inheritance
True Inheritance
Miguel Velasquez
9.2.22
In my hands I’ve handled money ;
Crumpled bills of all sizes, some torn and even taped
My body has been covered with brand names
My shoes always new
I paid my own rent at 14 years old
My own shelter; new couches, television and fridge
I’ve had reasons to b...
May 5, 2025, by Miguel Angel Velasquez
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My First Sonnet
My First Sonnet
By Miguel Velasque2 S
December 10, 2020
On top of earth’s field
1 construct a legacy
For a time, talents were concealed
A castle of accomplishments, for all to see
Materials I use, for what I build
Come together gently
I won’t stop, until fruits 1 yield
Manifesting what’s within m...
May 5, 2025, by Miguel Angel Velasquez
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Love Drawing
Apr 30, 2025, by Robert Musgrave
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Apr 9, 2025, by Jessie J Webb
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Jessie J Webb Artwork
Apr 9, 2025, by Jessie J Webb
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Pour Out A Lil Liquor
Pour Out a Lil Liquor
by Matthew Hannah
Pour out a lil liquor —
you know I miss ya.
Still upset
on the way God did ya.
Yeah, we sang you home,
what a pretty picture.
I seen that teardrop —
didn’t know it was in ya.
I told the doctors,
so they wouldn't just end ya.
I was drunk,
then I had to sip s...
Apr 8, 2025, by Matthew Hannah
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Caren's Acre
Apr 7, 2025, by Caren Monahan
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I ain't Neva met a woman I couldn't get
I ain't Neva met woman I couldn't get
a veteran who you wit
girl I'm a keep you lit
I aint like other men
all u need is this
now sit
baby listen to me spit
late nights wit u boo
give me a kiss
I'm a have u reminis
if u ever get this
its gone be cameras taking fliccs
cuz I'm the one u hit
number o...
Apr 2, 2025, by Matthew Hannah
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EVERYTHING
Mar 26, 2025, by Alma Bravo
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Mar 22, 2025, by Reynaldo Figueroa Sanabria
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Unconditional Freedom: Paper and Pen
Stuck in prison with no family or friends, all I got to get by is this Paper and pen. But with this paper and pen there is no end. Cause with the pen and paper I can create. I can create a spaceship and head to space or I can create a story where I'm the head of state. Unconditional freedom...
"F...
Mar 22, 2025, by Anthony Villalpando
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Praying Hands
Mar 20, 2025, by Jessie J Webb
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To Unconditional Freedom
Mar 20, 2025, by Jessie J Webb
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DOORS
DOORS
T.J. Fisher, aka Tidishi
Have you ever taken the time
to consider the significance and power —
the role that doors play in our lives?
The types of doors that we walk through in life
are the mathematical sum of past thoughts.
Some of us allow ourselves to get accustomed
to walking through ge...
Mar 12, 2025, by Timothy Jo Fisher
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INVISIBLE
My Name is Mr. Irrelevant
T.J. Fisher, aka Tidishi
I have no words or value,
no family, no friends;
I'm a loner by default.
Since my birth,
I have roamed this lonely world,
searching for someone like me —
someone who could actually see me.
Although I’ve had no luck thus far,
this tragedy does ...
Mar 12, 2025, by Timothy Jo Fisher
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Portraits
Mar 3, 2025, by Reynaldo Figueroa Sanabria
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Kudzu and Bamboo: Invasives, Implementation, and Integration!
A Look at Nature’s Solutions
Down here in the South—and all across the country, really—farmers have used windbreaks made of trees and shrubs for centuries. When I was a kid, we’d travel on summer vacations to Iuka, Mississippi, to visit my mom’s side of the family. Along Highway 82, we saw Kudzu ...
Mar 3, 2025, by Brian Fuller
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Born Anew
What does one do when time doesn't stop?
When the very wheels of fate turn—yet never move.
How does one see when there's no light to be seen?
When the cold embrace of the tomb
Isn't felt in the embrace of death?
A living death.
One day at a time.
Until—
Rebirth.
First steps in a new world,
Sights...
Feb 8, 2025, by Chad Langgle
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