Collective Journey Art
Native with natives; a living community of art, medicine, and movement in the spirit of collectivism.
Our Story
Collective Journey Art is a living, breathing web of humans; artisans, makers, families, medicine carriers, beadworkers, travelers, dancers, dreamers - connected across Guatemala, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, and Brazil. More than twenty-two Indigenous tribes and ethnic cultures are part of this shared creation.
This collective did not form overnight. It grew slowly and respectfully over four years of walking, listening, visiting, creating, and showing up. No rush. No middlemen. No commercial agenda. Just real people and the joy of co-creation.
Our presence began more than a decade ago as a nomadic booth at art and music festivals. Small offerings, big intention - circulating art, medicine, and movement with integrity.
This was never meant to be a trend or a business model.
It was meant to be true.
Hapé Apothecary: A Lineage of Integrity
Long before hapé became known in the West, this medicine walked quietly in our circles, never for trend, never for commerce.
As hapé became more visible and sometimes separated from its origins, our role became clearer:
to help protect its integrity and honor the families and lineages who hold it.
Collective Journey Art opened its online shop only in 2024, after more than a decade of relationship-building.
Our intention is not to join a market, but to uphold respect for the communities behind this medicine and to keep hapé in conscious, lineage-led circulation.
Our apothecary reflects trusted relationships with makers in Acre, Brazil and La Selva, Peru, where hapé is part of daily life, community, and ceremony.
Our Living Communities
Our collective includes relationships with families, artists, and medicine makers across:
- Guatemala
- Panama
- Colombia
- Ecuador
- Peru
- Brazil
Together, they represent more than twenty-two Indigenous tribes and ethnic cultures.
Each community contributes its own lineage, colors, worldviews, symbols, and ancestral mastery.
This circle continues to grow through trust, creativity, and human connection.
Offerings & Co-Creation
Our offerings include:
- beaded pendants, bracelets, and necklaces
- rattles, shakers, ceremonial altar tools
- kuripes & tepis hand-carved in Northern Peru
- woven and beaded art, smoke pipes from Ecuador & Panama
- Shipibo & Quechua ceremonial pouches
- exclusive co-designed jewelry & mixed-media art
- lineage-respecting hapé blends & tools
- Chuncho lineage ceremonial cacao from Sacred Valley, Peru
Many pieces emerge through co-creation : visual concepts from Su-Ata blending with ancestral craftsmanship from artisan families.
Most of these creations are found nowhere else and reflect the spirit of lineage meeting inspiration.
Our Philosophy
Reciprocity
Circulating, not extracting - honoring the flow between people, land, story, and creation.
Intention
Every piece holds the presence and energy of its maker, shaped with care and purpose.
Lineage
We honor the families, cultures, and traditions that guide the art and the medicines we share.
Joy
Creativity, movement, color, dance, and community are at the heart of our collective.
Integrity
Native-with-natives, rooted in relationships rather than transactions.
Respect
For land, ancestry, and human connection - always.
About Su-Ata
A founder, steward, and bridge.
Su-Ata was born into a remote Alevi tribal community, raised among healers, ceremonial leaders, and medicine songs. These early memories lived within him like embers - quiet but alive.
In 2012, during a moment of deep emotional grief, he encountered hapé for the first time in a small circle among friends. The release that followed opened a doorway back into presence, sovereignty, and remembering.
Hapé became a teacher, a companion, and a path.
He followed that whispering call to Peru; first through Shipibo lineage in the Sacred Valley, then deeper into La Selva, and later with the Matses community of the Peruvian Amazon.
These relationships shaped his understanding of humility, responsibility, and lineage.
Since 2015, Su-Ata has served hapé as a steward - offering circles, workshops, and trainings at gatherings, communities, and festivals. Never to build a persona. Never to claim authority. Always to honor the medicine and the people behind it.
In art, Su-Ata co-creates visual concepts that artisan families transform into living pieces of lineage and inspiration. His role within Collective Journey Art is simple:
to be a bridge, a vessel of creativity, and a moving thread between communities.
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Our Collective Today
What began as a small nomadic booth has grown into a multi-country collective representing more than 22 Indigenous tribes and ethnic cultures across Central and South America.
Every piece you encounter whether jewelry, ceremonial tools, textiles, or altar art carries:
- lineage
- intention
- joy
- color
- movement
- ancestral craft
- collective presence
This is not a brand.
This is a living community of art, medicine, and movement.
Where You Can Find Us
Online Shop
Active since 2024
Festivals & Gatherings
A nomadic presence in art and music communities
Trade Shows & Gem Events
You can find us at major gem, mineral, and jewelry shows, including:
- Tucson Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
- Denver Gem, Mineral & Jewelry Show
- Additional regional gem and craft shows throughout the year
Pop-Up Spaces
Seasonal appearances and collaborative community events
Retail Stores (Wholesale Partners)
Our offerings can be found in select brick-and-mortar shops across USA mainly:
- California
- Arizona
- Oregon
- Colorado
(These stores carry curated pieces from our collective, each with their own selection.)
Nevada City, California
Our home base and shipping center.
***Order online and pick up locally-No Shipping Fees!*** (Place your order by 12pm PST Monday to Friday and pickup same day in person).
Explore More
Hapé Education Corner
Learn about lineage, practice, and respectful use.
Artisanal Communities
Meet the families and makers in our living collective.
Shop Offerings
Jewelry, ceremonial tools, art, and co-created pieces.
Hapé Apothecary
Lineage-respecting blends and accessories.
Events & Nomadic Schedule
Find us at festivals, trade shows, and gatherings.
Newsletter - Join the Circle
Stories, updates, and new creations.
Contact / Collaborate
For community collaborations, wholesale, or ceremonial inquiries.
Collective Journey Art
Native with natives; a living community of art, medicine, and movement in the spirit of collectivism. Bridging Intentions & Being the Medicine.
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