Making As Medicine Lab

I'm Nicoletta Daríta de la Brown (she/they) — a Panamanian-American artist, curandera chamána, and the founder of Making As Medicine Lab. I come from a lineage of healers, and that inheritance shapes everything I make and everything I teach.My work has been presented by The Smithsonian, The Phillips Collection, The Walters Art Museum, and The Tribeca Film Festival. I've taught sculpture at Towson University, led workshops at The Kennedy Center and Johns Hopkins University, and I'm currently Artist-in-Residence at Creative Alliance in Baltimore. I've been honored with fellowships at MacDowell, Vermont Studio Center, and Marble House Project — and yes, I was featured in Vogue.But what I love most? The moment in a workshop when someone who said "I'm not creative" completely loses themselves in the process.I believe making with your hands is medicine. Whether you're a seasoned artist or total beginner, my workshops are designed to be warm, unhurried, and genuinely fun. You'll leave with something beautiful — and something felt.