Shades of Inspiration: Sandrayati

24th of November, 2024
Written by Brinas Studio founder Romana Brina

Sandrayati in concert / November 2024 @ Graz

#1 Small Pleasure

The sweet snorting sound my dog makes.

#2 Soundtrack of this season

Of Womankind by Feist

#3 Texture from nature

The shadows of a tree dancing in a soft light against a concrete wall.

#4 Echoing memory

Watching the pulse of my heartbeat ripple through a pool of water.

#5 Recent lesson

Never wash your wools with hot water.

Brinas Studio is the sum of its parts: nature, colors, mindfulness, sustainability, people. An immense part of Brinas Studio are our muses–people who inspire us not just with their work but with their being and existing in the world: the way they drink their coffee, converse with strangers, hold space for loved ones, create art, care for those on the other side of the world and use their unique gifts to be a force of good in times where light is more than needed, it’s essential.

Sandrayati is one of our muses.

“Inviting listeners into the space between a breath and a sound, Sandrayati's music calls us forward to a world that is more enchanted than the one we see and more connected than the one we feel. Born into a tradition of folk music and activism, she grew up surrounded by the rich traditions of Java and Bali, which informed much of her relationship to music. Her music nourishes and nurtures, drawing audiences not only into herself but into one another. She asks us to open the spaces within and collapse the spaces between– a reminder of our shared inheritance on a shared planet.”

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Sandrayati in concert, wearing Brinas Studio Luxe silk kimono in Grounding

#6 Beloved ritual

Setting up an altar wherever I land.. With items from the land, and totems I have collected.

#7 Book that stayed

Anam Cára by John O’Donoghue

#8 Trusted tool

My guitar <3

#9 Inspiring podcast

Witch by India Rakusen

#10 Quote you live by

“Give your hearts, but not into each
other’s keeping.
For only the hand of Life can contain
your hearts.
And stand together yet not too near
together:
For the pillars of the temple stand apart,
And the oak tree and the cypress grow
not in each other’s shadow.” - Khalil Gibran

Me and Sandrayati in Graz, November 2024