20 Juliana Piesco: playwright, illustrator, multiartist

Juliana Piesco is a versatile multiartist whose work spans visual arts, performing arts, and literature. Born in São Paulo, Brazil, Juliana studied both Law and Arts at the Universidade de São Paulo. Over the past year, she has embraced a nomadic lifestyle, journeying across all Brazilian states and aspiring to explore every Latin American country. Juliana has published works as a playwright and poet and is currently working on her book, "Drowned Future," set to be released by the end of 2024.

Connect with her on Instagram, Medium, and YouTube.

www.instagram.com/jupiesco

jupiesco.medium.com (bilingual)

www.youtube.com/@jupiesco (in Portuguese)

www.youtube.com/@ThatgirlfromBrazil (in English, about Brazilian culture and places)

Kathie's note: Juliana and I met in a breakout session through a CreativeMornings FieldTrip. The prompt was to tell how you got your name, and I thought, pffhhhht, I need 10 seconds: I was almost named Geraldine after my dad, but my mom got her way and I was named after her (and nicknamed from the start). Juliana told the most beautiful story I've ever heard of how she was named by her mother and grandmother and, oh, my eyes welled up and my jaw dropped and I clasped my hands over my heart. I must have her on the podcast, I thought, and said it out loud. And she said sure, and here we are.

Writers Rotation intro/outro recorded at Dynamix Productions in Lexington, Kentucky.