Shawna Tavsky
Creative inquiry — in practice, in teaching, and one to one.
Making and reflecting as a way of thinking. It’s how I work as an artist, how I teach, and what I bring to clinical work. It’s also the practice behind Apertura, where I develop courses, workshops, and resources on attention and perception, launching later this year.
I offer private sessions to slow down and pay attention to what’s going on beneath noise, urgency, and internal pressure. For when you’re mid-project, mid-decision, or not sure what’s next.
Portraiture
Portrait sessions take place in my home studio in Mexico City. A quiet moment of presence, authenticity, and being seen.
Portraiture
Portrait sessions take place in my home studio in Mexico City. A quiet moment of presence, authenticity, and being seen.
Writing
Stories Untold
“She centered herself in front of the mirrored wall, noting the company of a once vibrant ruby sofa behind her. It had been loved, and forgotten over the years. Guided by her slender reflection in the mirror, her bare feet firmly positioned on the cool wooden floor, she aimed her attention to the language of movement finding its way through her long arms, graceful hands, and delicately aging fingers. Although the song of the cello took residence in her core, the dance, she felt, was in her hands.”
A short story published in Beyond Words Magazine, Scars Anthology, 2025
The Woman in the Film
Katya locks herself in her apartment for seven days to finish the script for an art film: a portrait of a self she wants to leave behind. Dark memories surface. She finds herself on fragile ground, struggling to find her way through the unreal and the true.
A short novel in the works. Follow in IG