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🪴 message music & movement artist and organizer
🐈‍⬛ Willow’s mama
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@eachartistbayarea

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Please enjoy these sweet moments from our Summertime set at Noe Valley Night Market @noevalleymerchants @summerofmusicsf @lambchopsofficial @noevalleytownsquareofficial @noevalleytownsquareevents see you at the next one! by @gardenradical

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🏔️update: i spent a week in Dharamsala last month for the Dalai Lama Fellows Assembly! i had the honor of gathering in the Himalayan foothills with compassionate leaders from Nigeria, India, Palestine, Iran, Nepal, Argentina, the Philippines, Tibet, Ladakh, and beyond 🙏🏾 we had our own little world cup of inner values in North India 😉 and we got to meet His Holiness, and hear him share a hopeful message about how the next generation is taking up the charge of spreading compassion through action.

what i carried home to the bay:
I'm reminded that the more we lean into the mindset of service, "others before self," the more happiness and inner peace we make available to ourselves and others. i tend to the seed of compassionate humanity in me, and that thread carries through the twists and turns of life in community. and a little tasteful mischief can go a long way 😈 for both laughter and new perspectives.

i also got to build bridges with incredible people like @ofrevivian who runs @hiifive_creative. she shared earth-shaking poetry, and asked the question that's been ringing in my soul ever since: who heals the artists who heal the world?

that question also guides my work with @eachartistbayarea, artists supporting artists, helping neighbors find the art that speaks to them, more rooms and backyards and storefronts where art can bloom. peer support as public health and compassion as infrastructure.

the fellowship asked each of us to put compassion into action. this is ours!

if you're an artist, an art lover, you have space in the bay for creativity to thrive, or you're someone who wants to resource this, the party is here! head to eachartist.org to learn more

thank you @dlfellows @crowninstitutecu and @uvacsc for the blessing of this lifelong community and experience! and shoutout to beautiful photography of @vishansingh03 by @gardenradical

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don’t be fooled, my people. accountability is safety in democracy by @gardenradical

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Willow x Carmen but i don’t know the words by @gardenradical

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Come out to Physical Storytelling with the ordained talent and T.U.R.F.’in extraordinaire @intricacito learn and embodied about this storied Oakland dance tradition this Sunday September 20th 3pm at Decentered Arts Studio

Every third Sunday @decenteredarts hosts thse beginner-friendly movement workshops focused on storytelling and developing your own freestyle.

Pull up! #dance #bayarea by @gardenradical

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🏡 TONIGHT WE ARE HOMEMADE 🏡

It’s beautiful to see how we see each other. This is what happened when Ian and Jawno captured each other’s essence.

So, friends, we have the most gorgeous lineup tonight for you with:

@nytesiaross
@gardenradical
@heythisissunday
@ian_santillano
@redella.music

Doors 7 | Show 7.30p
Advance $10, $15 door
455 Valencia st, SF

Link in bio for advance tickets

#concert #bayareamusic #livemusic #sanfrancisco #homemadesf by @gardenradical

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thank you @decenteredarts @saintjosephsartsfoundation for having me at poolside poets! Here’s Willow Tree #singing #originalsong by @gardenradical

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Here's a glimpse of the photobooth from last night's Poolside Poets at the majestic @saintjosephsartsfoundation, which btw was absolutely magical. 🎻

Missed this one?
Next one is on Oct 15th, RSVP on Heylo (link in bio)

📸 @backstagejackson

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#sfpoetry #sfevents #bayareaart #bayarea SanFrancisco taken in Saint Joseph’s Arts Society by @gardenradical

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Highlights from our first burn! 🔥 #burningman #burningman2026 #burgin by @gardenradical

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🎨THIS IS HOMEMADE…

What happened when we asked our featured artists to draw each other?

🫟Part 1 with @redella.music, @nytesiaross, @heythisissunday

🫟Part 2 with @gardenradical and @ian_santillano

This Saturday they’ll come together again at Homemade, a space for joy, community, and connection.

Limited early bird spots left. Link in bio.

Sat. Sept 12 | 7pm
455 Valencia, San Francisco

$10 with sign-up / $15 door

#livemusic #bayareamusic #homemade #sanfrancisco by @gardenradical

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Watch till the end for a HOMEMADE surprise
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A night of music, poetry, stories + good people

Come lay your burden down with:

@ian_santillano @heythisissunday  @nytesiaross  @redella.music  @gardenradical aka Jawno

We want you to leave heart-full and happy

SF · Sept 12 doors 7 · music 7:30
$10 presale / $15 door

#BayAreaMusic #SanFranciscoEvents #LiveMusicSF #BayAreaArtists #HomemadeSF by @gardenradical

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I have some NEWS!!!!👀

This Sunday, September 12….me and 4 other AMAZING artists are sharing our hearts aka our art at the GroundFloor in San Francisco.

There will be music, spoken word, plus good vibes and company.

Pull up if you’re interested and available. We’d love to be in community with you!

Tickets (linked in bio): $10 advance / $15 door
Doors: 7p
Music: 7.30 - 10p

A little bit about the artists:

Ian Santillano is a Filipino-American singer, songwriter, guitarist, and producer whose genre-blurring sound weaves together alternative R&B, neo-soul, indie, folk, jazz, and funk. With virtuoso guitar work, soulful vocals, and emotions-bared songwriting, Ian creates intimate performances that explore identity, growth, love, and healing.

SundaY is an Oakland-based singer, songwriter, and performer whose music blends contemporary R&B, soul, and hip-hop influences with effortless vocal warmth and emotional honesty. Her smooth, expressive style and captivating stage presence bring together soulful melodies, thoughtful lyricism, and an unmistakable authenticity.

Nytesia Ross is an award-winning poet and storyteller who has performed nationwide, from New York to California, including at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C. Her work has been featured on NPR’s All Things Considered and at Stanford’s World House Documentary Film Festival. She has also spoken at notable events, including one honoring Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson.

redella is a UK-born, Oakland-based singer-songwriter creating soulful alternative music that blends acoustic storytelling with angelic tones, emotional textures, and always a twist in the tale . Drawing on experiences performing from London’s underground music scene to the Bay Area, she crafts songs that are intimate, powerful, and rich with emotion.

Jawno is a soul singer-songwriter with roots in San Francisco, Texas, and Nigeria. Through uplifting songs that blend soul, storytelling, and heartfelt conviction, he invites audiences to imagine a world where we care more deeply for one another and for the planet we all call home. taken in San Francisco, California by @gardenradical

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