Hi I’m Grace. The naked barista. I am an artist and model, and I believe that living in our authenticity and vulnerability is the kindest and most powerful thing we can do for ourselves and intrinsically, each other.  Creating art in whatever form and posing for artists is symbolically and literally, putting my hands out into the world and offering my part of that. I think art offers a bridge of human connection, and the resonance within it can create shared feelings and oneness in a way that other things cannot.

for several years I have worked full time as a art model. I enjoy essentially everything about this form of work and am incredibly grateful that it found its way to me and me to it. I know that being a muse for artists is the culmination of many different aspects of my life and the work that I have done to recognize my spirit and body as art. I have always felt deep reverence for all forms of life, however in certain times of my developing years I did not see myself in the same way. I am grateful for those times as they brought many lessons and eventually a way through the feelings of perfectionism, inadequacy and the deep need for external validation. my path has been winding and layered and I am grateful for every aspect of that as well. my path itself taught and continues to teach me in the way that I need. It has been potentially the greatest blessing of my life to embody the feeling of self acceptance and love, and to now receive all the wonderful things that come because of that. . the gift of feeling at home in yourself, the gift of feeling safe in your body, and the gift of absolute appreciation for your own unedited human essence is something that I have a huge desire to share. I believe that showing up in my naked vulnerability exactly as I am and in full acceptance of the person I am, can offer an example or outstretched hand for others to feel the same. I think that people can feel when someone loves and accepts all that they are and I hope that when I am being witnessed, they can, if need be, feel the reminder that they can do this too.

all of this being said, I want to do everything in my power to share this gift of self love and acceptance in more ways than posing. The offerings of the Naked Barista Cafe are extensions of my heart and I hope that anyone who is looking can find a way that works for them, to move in the direction of seeing themselves as a muse; as art.

you are art,

Grace