Today’s guest is Emma Leavitt, also artistically known as Solei. In her words, “as an artist, I embody the notion that we exist as reflections of each other.” She’s been working in the Boston area for the past five years as a muralist and curator, collaborating with many local businesses, collectives and organizations. Emma currently works as the Creative Director of Brain Arts Organization and Gallery Director of the Dorchester Art Project, platforms she uses to empower others and facilitate community-building arts experiences. We talk about how to maintain creativity during quarantine, making art to connect more to ourselves, and the imperative value of connection. Emma Leavitt is the real deal as a figure of authentic, artistic expression and genuine, artist community building. Now more than ever is the time to show up in support of each other and to lift up local art organizations that are treasures to our society. Creativity liberates, and our conversation about building up artist communities starts now. - [LINKS] - Like and follow Emma’s work (instagram.com/soleiarts)(soleiarts.com) - Support the Brain Arts Org fundraiser (withfriends.co/brain_arts_organization_inc/join) 
 - Read the Boston Compass (issuu.com/bostoncccompass 
- Learn more about Dorchester Art Project (dorchesterartproject.org) 
- Build community with Brain Arts Org (brain-arts.org) - Arts advocacy in Massachusetts (mass-creative.org) - Join us on Patreon (patreon.com/spiritofselflovepodcast)