My Bio.

Cultivate the garden within…

Cosmic Gardner.

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Brette Sims is an artist and humanitarian of Nigerian/Norwegian ancestry. She was born in Berkeley and Raised in Oakland, CA. She graduated from Loyola Marymount University with a B.A. Major in Fine Arts and a Minor in African American Studies. Post grad Brette studied at the East Bay Meditation Center.

Brette depicts bold women surrounded by nature and flowers. Flowers remind us to be here now, and there is no time outside this present moment. Many people are so imprisoned in their minds that the beauty of nature does not really exist for them. They don't truly see the flower, feel its presence, it’s holiness - just as they don’t know themselves - don’t feel their own essence - their own holiness.

Brette weaves her ancestry into her pieces, as her work is channeled light. She healed herself from depression & anxiety through self love and art. She believes that healing is also possible for others and creates artistic reflections of inner love, magic, growth, and presence.

The deepest growth happens when you learn how to glow; even in the dark. Her work exists to remind women of color (and all people) not to be afraid to shine even when your light conflicts with societal norms. She depicts the moon and flowers in almost every one of her creations, which represent light in darkness and the ability to grow and stay grounded in the present moment through any obstacle.

Brette’s work reminds us all to cultivate the garden within. The flower of consciousness needs the mud out of which it grows.

Be your authentic self. Remember your inner love, protect your magic, courageously keep growing and always remember that the only moment that really exists, is NOW.

Brette founded the Art Nonprofit: STUK DESIGNS (pronounced "stuck", standing for: Strong, Talented, United, & Knowledgeable). STUK helps give underserved girls of color the gift of art globally.