Planter Donation: Laneigh Ramirez

Regular price $15.00 USD

Maximum of TWO tickets per person, per order. Purchasing this item DOES NOT guarantee you a physical product.

Artist Bio

Laneigh Ramirez is a non-binary, Canadian artist creating art as a breakthrough from their childhood far-removed from Blackness and a sense of belonging. They mainly use oil paint to explore how identity can manifest as an authentic expression of self, or act as a response to environments and social conditions. Through bold colour and expressive brushwork, they project their animated view on reality to exhibit the magic within reality which can offer us joy, healing and confidence.

What is the inspiration behind your planter? 

My idea is based on the metaphor "Shoot for the stars and you might land on the moon". I decided to go with the sky because I wanted to recreate the calm and peace that comes with that.

What does growth mean to you?

Growth is being present as we set intentions, pursue such intentions, make mistakes and fail, learn, try again, then reach success. Growth means accepting each one of those stages and being grateful for the inner change that comes as a result. It's the inner treasure that stays with us through all of life and along with it we keep stories that can be passed along. Those stories guide others through their own growth and helps them to feel understood. But growth needs to be experienced and it cannot be taught. The ultimate and difficult growth is done through releasing old habits and beliefs that no longer serve us in order to become a newer selves.

 

What does community mean to you?

Basketball was where I first witnessed community, but I joined the ballroom community in 2022 and this is where I first found community where I truly belonged. It's a large family where the general values make you feel welcome and no longer alone. Community supports you in expressing yourself and in reaching your full potential. Individuals within a community provide this support through literal guidance and help, or through being examples themselves. Older community members show self-love, proud self-expression/effort and go after their own dreams which inspires the newer members. As a result, community is full of people fulfilling their own purpose, complementing the purposes of fellow community members.

Maximum of TWO tickets per person, per order. Purchasing this item DOES NOT guarantee you a physical product.

Artist Bio

Laneigh Ramirez is a non-binary, Canadian artist creating art as a breakthrough from their childhood far-removed from Blackness and a sense of belonging. They mainly use oil paint to explore how identity can manifest as an authentic expression of self, or act as a response to environments and social conditions. Through bold colour and expressive brushwork, they project their animated view on reality to exhibit the magic within reality which can offer us joy, healing and confidence.

What is the inspiration behind your planter? 

My idea is based on the metaphor "Shoot for the stars and you might land on the moon". I decided to go with the sky because I wanted to recreate the calm and peace that comes with that.

What does growth mean to you?

Growth is being present as we set intentions, pursue such intentions, make mistakes and fail, learn, try again, then reach success. Growth means accepting each one of those stages and being grateful for the inner change that comes as a result. It's the inner treasure that stays with us through all of life and along with it we keep stories that can be passed along. Those stories guide others through their own growth and helps them to feel understood. But growth needs to be experienced and it cannot be taught. The ultimate and difficult growth is done through releasing old habits and beliefs that no longer serve us in order to become a newer selves.

 

What does community mean to you?

Basketball was where I first witnessed community, but I joined the ballroom community in 2022 and this is where I first found community where I truly belonged. It's a large family where the general values make you feel welcome and no longer alone. Community supports you in expressing yourself and in reaching your full potential. Individuals within a community provide this support through literal guidance and help, or through being examples themselves. Older community members show self-love, proud self-expression/effort and go after their own dreams which inspires the newer members. As a result, community is full of people fulfilling their own purpose, complementing the purposes of fellow community members.