Work With Me
Ways to Work With Shawndel
Organizations and institutions may engage Shawndel N. Fraser for:
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“Big Grip” Mentoring sessions are one-on-one conversations to help people better understand the signals men communicate through attention, action, and presence.
Drawing from my research and work documenting masculine devotion, craft, and embodied attention, these sessions offer grounded interpretation of and suggestions for relational / relationship dynamics and signals without therapy or diagnosis.
Men and people navigating relationships with men are all welcome.
Learn more here. Book Here.
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Custom-designed engagements for organizations seeking to address relational, cultural, or environmental challenges through creative and place-based practice.
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Sculptural or visual installations paired with talks, workshops, and facilitated conversations that extend the inquiry beyond the gallery space.
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Hands That Nurture: Perceptions of Masculine Devotion is an ongoing sculptural and field-research project developed through the Artful Transcendence methodology, exploring how skilled labor, care, and responsibility shape men’s relational lives in rural communities.
Invite me to celebrate your local crafts- and tradesmen. I create site-specific versions of the Hands That Nurture project, which includes an exhibition and public programs presented in and for your town.
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Panel discussions and presentations on art, labor, masculinity, devotion, community, and relational repair — can be paired with discussion and audience engagement such as workshops.
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Projects center the dignity, skill, and relational lives of working men, and are developed in collaboration with local partners to reflect regional histories, economies, and cultural practices.
Multi-day or multi-week engagements in which Shawndel works within communities, trades, schools, or land-based settings to develop site-responsive programming and artistic research.
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Hands-on, participatory sessions integrating creative practice, reflection, and dialogue around themes such as:
perception and projection
responsibility and care
community dynamics
identity and narrative
working across difference
Not ready to fill out the form. Send me a quick note to get the ball rolling.
Learn more about hosting a workshop, residency and/or Field- Based Program
Hands That Nurture
Hands That Nurture is a long-term art and research project by Shawndel N. Fraser documenting the skill, discipline, and quiet devotion found in the hands of working men.
I am particularly interested in men who see their craft not just as work, but as a responsibility to make things that last and to do things well.
If this describes you—or someone you admire—I would be glad to hear from you.
Introduction
I am always looking to meet craftsmen and tradesmen who approach their work with care, pride, and a standard of excellence.
Hands That Nurture is an ongoing art and research project that documents the lives, practices, and perspectives of skilled tradesmen through conversation, observation, photography, and sculpture.
Participants may be invited to:
share their approach to their craft
allow observation or documentation of their work
participate in conversations about skill, responsibility, and the meaning of good work
This project is not about performance or promotion.
It is about witnessing the dignity and devotion embedded in skilled labor.
If this sounds like you—or someone you admire—I would be glad to hear from you.
If a strong group of craftsmen emerges in a particular region, I may bring the project there for a period of documentation and eventually present an exhibition reflecting the work and lives of local tradesmen.