Luna Art recently had a chance to chat with
founder Feli Renwick-Risbrooke about her
amazing Open Up! family:
Who is Feli? Tell us about the woman behind
the scenes?
I’m FREE spirited, yet stubborn. I love LOVE! I’m
VERY emotional, and passionate! I try to share a
happy aura and go into seclusion when I’m down!
Playful, yet Professional when it comes down to
business! I enjoy dessssserts and loathe anything
bitter! EXTREMELY Sexual, but not crude, as I try to
use tact in expressing my sexuality in a comical way!
What inspired you to start an Open Up! series in
Trinidad and Tobago?
I am truly BLESSED! God has me spoiled and I’m
VERY grateful! Open Up! is through His will as
it aims to express the true meaning of LOVE....
GIVING! Just sharing my initiative with Cayce
Chandleur of Veni Mange when I was merely there
supporting Locally established artistes, resulted
in the gift of that restaurant as the first Open Up!
forum. Subsequently a supporter Timothy Teemal
shared the initiative with the CEO of Digicel Imax,
and there the blessing of the second venue was
bestowed. Through being exposed to Open Mics
in the past like Songshine, Open and Speak Easy,
to name a few, I became aware of the talent we
are all gifted with and found it necessary for us to
ALL have a place to share that talent!
Does your health impose any limitations on you?
My health issues, although potentially fatal, cannot
stop my determination! I am definitely limited to
the extent to which I may desire to push myself...
to the fullest and beyond. But I do have to be
cognizant of the fact that it is better to do the
little that I can than to overdo and not survive to
do anymore! I TRY, so when I’m down I rest and
when I’m up I get moving again to Open Up!
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