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Vulture Culture: How to Make Art that Honors a Divine Responsibility?
I collect dead animals. As in, I make art with them. As in, it’s an easy ‘fun-fact’ during an icebreaker. As in, you will always know what to get me for my birthday. As in, I learned how to articulate a rabbit skeleton from a tumblr post fifteen years ago. As in, Keep reading…
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Attending conferences, Imposter Syndrome, & connecting to SWANA creators: What am I even Doing Here?
I don’t really attend conferences unless I have to for work. I am not really about the linkedin-handshaking-business-card-sharing-white-networking events, especially not to sell myself, my art, or my ideas among a sea of other people doing the exact same thing. They aren’t on my radar, I don’t know the who’s-who, and frankly don’t really care. Keep reading…
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Re-wilding, Self-Keeping, and Art-Making: What’s in your soil?
Three years ago, I ditched my front yard lawn for a meadow of native grasses, wildflowers, shrubs, and ground cover. What was a square of yellowing grass is now a thicket abundant with diverse plant and wildlife. When I look out my living room windows, I can no longer see into the house directly facing… Keep reading…
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Things Keep Clicking
Ever write a year long blog post? I started this essay on January 5th, 2025 and was determined to finish it today, December 5th, 2025 in my home office with Garbanzo on my lap. I timestamped each section of this essay from when it was written. I really gotta just post these things when I… Keep reading…