Community-first · Privacy-respecting · Built in the open
Tools for people who build together.
S² Arts Lab is a small studio making software for creative community, mutual aid, learning, and fair governance — with optional AI when you want it, not when you don't.
Shasta (Winn) & Sharayah (Rushing) — sisters, co-founders, community builders.
We're sisters building from the same root. "S² Arts" carries our mother’s maiden name, Stewart - a family thread we chose to turn into shared work.
Shasta (Winn) is the solarpunk storyteller, psilocybin facilitator, builder, and legal advocate.
Sharayah (Rushing) is a Seattle-based digital creative whose craft bridges strategy, copy, and web experience - shaping clear language, thoughtful design, and story-led systems that help people feel seen and moved to act.
We started S² because the tools we needed didn't exist: spaces that feel like community, not engagement traps; governance that ordinary people can actually use; and legal tools that don't require a law degree to get started.
A growing constellation of community tools
Each app runs on its own subdomain. The Hub at app.s2artslab.com ties them together.
S² Community Hub
Your front door — launch every app, manage plugins, optional AI lab tools.
app.s2artslab.com →Allies & Artists
Creative community, collaboration, and audience growth for artists.
Open app →DAOFlow
DAO governance, dispute resolution, and marketplace for community circles.
Open app →Pro Se Legal
Self-represented legal workspace with collective action and matter tools.
Open app →S² Pantry
Mutual aid — share resources, requests, and community support.
Open app →S² Learn
Courses, skill sharing, and learning paths for the community.
Open app →Tribe Mapper
Find your people — map vibes, tribes, and connections.
Open app →People before platforms.
Egregores and AI experiments live in the Lab — they're a component, not the product. What matters is whether Allies can find each other, Pantry can move resources, and DAOFlow can help circles govern fairly.