We created Rebelle Magazine to share stories of exceptional women.
LETTER FROM OUR PUBLISHER
When I was a little girl, I loved to dance. My mother tells a story about how my brother would whine and complain, “Mom, she is twirling again!” Likely, because that meant I was carelessly encroaching on “his” space.
As I got older, it seemed that space was in limited supply. Many of my peers were competing for it, hoarding it, even. I felt I needed to earn the space I was given to occupy.
Not the women in this issue. These women are brave and abundant and happy to take up space while making more of it for others. They use their voices, Kelli Lemon Lead With Black, and their expertise, Making Space In Space. They make time to get away from the noise, How to Host A Freelancer Retreat, and protect space for hobbies, leisure and Fun.
Photography by Sofia Owen
community
MAKING SPACE
IN SPACE
Unless you are in the field yourself, you probably can count the number of times you encountered a rocket scientist (if at all). It is one of those fields shrouded in mystery and prestige. So when we discovered the work of Sabrina Thompson, artist, fashion lover, rocket scientist and atmospheric physicist, among other nomenclatures, we knew this was someone we needed to get to know better. She personifies what it looks like to live as a multi-passionate entrepreneur. Thompson combines her interests, academic pursuits, and work experience into something that creates meaningful change in the world. Her work as an author, speaker, and educator is exposing the next generation of girls to STEM through art and fashion. She is a skateboard-riding science-minded business person creating fashion forward apparel in anticipation of the upcoming wave of space tourism. Obviously, we had to know more.
inspirational stories
A SPACE TO GATHER
When photographer, Jacqui DePas toured The Yellow House, a property in the Forest Hill area of Richmond, VA, the energy of the space called to her. She had been looking for better work and home separation and found a space to bring people together.
FUN
When professional artist Christine Olmstead sat down with her marriage counselor, she received a proper scolding. “OH MY GOSH YOU GUYS ARE SO SERIOUS, DO YOU EVER HAVE ANY FUN!?!” were the words the counselor practically shouted at the couple. Christine had to agree, they have been bad at fun, and this admonition from their therapist made them look at themselves and ask some questions.
self-investment
MAKING A CASE FOR HANDWRITTEN NOTES
Reflections on the notes we written and received.
HOW TO HOST A RETREAT AS A FREELANCER
Pack your bag and take yourself on a planning retreat.
WHAT TO DO WHEN TALK THERAPY ISN’T WORKING
An introduction to somatic therapy.
THOUGHTS
I for one am planning to keep making space for myself and for others, not because they have something exceptional to share, but because we all deserve to be seen.
-SHANNON SIRIANO GREENWOOD
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