Changing the Conversation

I am honored to be the featured speaker for Changing the Conversation, and exhibition of “artist books, zines, and broadsides (that seek) to encourage conversations that challenge long held beliefs, ideals, and ideas facing our society. The exhibit will cover multiple topics that will leave each reader with an expanded knowledge of the social justice issues we face in our past, present, and future.”

In my talk Political Bodies: Agency and Intention, I will spotlight my book Wrongful Termination, which is included in the exhibition, the incidents that inspired it, a few other works and some thoughts on changing the conversation.

The talk is scheduled for Thursday, August 25, 2022 at 4pm Pacific Time. The event is free, but registration is required. Click here to register. Hope you see you there!

Enid Mark Lecture Series @ Smith College

Enid Mark Lecture Series

I am pleased to be featured as the Enid Mark Lecturer at Smith College (Northampton, MA). In Mixed Messages: Fusing Literary and Oral Traditions, I will discuss my latest book, Inheritance, the essay that inspired it, and other works that use unconventional materials. The event will be held in person at the Neilson Library and virtually via Zoom. Attendance is free, but registration is required. For details and registration, please click here.

Every Day & Special Days

Interwoven Alphabet, open

Interwoven Alphabet, a collaborative abcedary created with Diane Jacobs, featuring various themes including relationships, nature, the senses, time, and the environment, is on view in Every Day & Special Days at the Bainbridge Island Art Museum, Bainbridge Island, WA..

Co-curators: Cynthia Sears and Catherine Alice Michaelis present Every Day & Special Days taking viewers on a journey from daily delights and mundane activities to once-in-a-lifetime events.

Between birth and death, we string together memories of dailiness: the view from a window, the route we travel to school or work, the rhythm of mealtimes and seasons, or cultural messages that inform our interactions, to name just a few.

Special days lift us from the mundane and predictable. They might include a trip to the ocean, birthdays, a marriage, or immigrating to a new country. A special day may signal a change in our life or even our world, and become the new every day."

Interwoven Alphabet , and edition of 2, consists of 26 half-inch thick square felt pages. Each page features imagery on the larger sides and words are stitched along each narrow edge. Imagery and words correspond to the letter of the alphabet assigned to the page. New messages are revealed as the blocks are turned.

Fiber Stories Interview

A lovely chat with Molly Burrows for Fiber Stories at Craft Boston, July 22, 2021.

Artist Book Conversation at Tulane University

I am thrilled to participate in a virtual panel discussion with Kadin Henningsen and Sara White at Tulane, Thursday, April 8 at 2:00pm CT. We will introduce and discuss our artist books that are housed in the permanent collections at the Howard Tilton Memorial Library.

The event is free and open to the public, however registration is required.