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Check out some pieces written by Brenda on the topics of therapy, health and wellness, spirituality and more!

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Check out this series of tarot card collages based on the Rider-Waite-Smith deck of cards with imagery by Pamela Coleman Smith.

Tarot & Lotería

Learn more about associations between the Mexican Lotería game and the tarot. These are based on my personal interpretations of the cards. Consider creating some of your own!

Practicing Sustainability as an Artist and Healer

Some thoughts (and artwork!) on the ways that I am intentional about the resources I use in my practice as an art therapist, artist, and human.

“I learned a lot about being a bridge – connecting different perspectives and aesthetics to create something entirely new and beautiful. I work to identify and process the shame and fear that I felt as someone stuck in the “in-between,” watching my father attempt to assimilate to American culture, and struggling to express my authentic self. That is why my approach to creative facilitation is inclusive, welcoming, and trauma-informed. I am grateful to have increased my fluency in Spanish and can speak more comfortably with my family, which in turn has helped me to serve more people in Spanish. Similar to my upbringing, my artistic practice is an eclectic mix of visual art, music, and creative writing deeply inspired by psychology, spirituality, mujerismo, and the natural world. I incorporate a mix of spiritual tools and rituals such as prayers, mantras, altars, sound healing instruments, tarot, and nature-based materials into the services I provide.”

Features | In the News

Meet Brenda Echeverry

CanvasRebel interview (12/21/2025)

“Somerville celebrated the unveiling of “Letters Rewoven” on Nov. 8, a new public artwork by local artist Anna Fubini ( @anna_fubini_art ) at Lou Ann David Park. The piece was created through the combined efforts of community members, who wrote messages on scraps of paper that were turned into a pulp mixed with wildflower seeds. The mixture was then plastered onto the sculpture’s panels and will eventually grow into flowers. The installation was supported by the Somerville Arts Council and will remain on display until spring 2026.” - @amaani.jetley

Somerville celebrates the unveiling of public art installation ‘Letters Rewoven’

Article from the Tufts Daily by Amaani Jetley (12/02/25)

Portraits of Strength: Processing the Pandemic through Art

Article from the Upham’s Corner Health Center (2023)

“Brenda successfully maintained a delicate balance of being hands-off and closely attentive. She would often kneel down by the participant’s side to ask how they were doing and to show them how to use new materials they may have not considered. Brenda brought over a bag of different colored ink squares and small rubber stamps for a PACE participant with schizophrenia. She carefully showed her the different colors that she could choose from, and demonstrated how to use the stamps on a scrap piece of paper. While nearly all of the PACE participants were limited either in their mobility, verbal, or mental capabilities, it seemed that the concept of self-portraiture overcame any and all barriers.”

“Older adults are a growing and vulnerable population who experience discriminatory practices that impact their access to equitable housing, employment, and healthcare which was made even more obvious during the Coronavirus pandemic in the United States. A community engagement project was developed and facilitated by the writer to support older adults with the psychological effects of surviving the pandemic. This project also helped to increase accessibility to expressive arts therapy in the writer’s local community. Expressive arts therapy is an effective and accessible method to support mental health and wellness for people of all ages. Engagement with the arts helps to decrease the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic including depression, isolation, and stress. This thesis explores the therapeutic benefits of self-portraiture with an under resourced population of adults 65 years and older at a health center in Boston, Massachusetts. Participants created self-portraits together, exploring and expressing personal strengths and skills that helped them to cope. The participants experienced positive benefits from the workshops because they had the opportunity to socialize, practice identifying and overcoming their inner critic’s judgments, and create an art piece that could be presented to the local community. The results of this project indicate that using self-portraiture is an effective and accessible way to explore the inner self, process challenging emotions such as grief, and engage in self-expression.”