On following the thread, without end in sight (a recent project) • About 7 minutes reading time
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Hi friend,

I hope you’re doing well, that the end of 2022 was a good one, and that 2023 is feeling fresh and glittering for you (or already is, if you’re reading this tomorrow morning). It’s been a busy fall for me, and a busy winter break already– though I’ve been enjoying it. I wanted to share an essay that I wrote about a project I mentioned in my last newsletter (way back in August!), which I continued to work on during the Roundtable Residency I participated in this fall. You can read the essay below on the exhibition website, and check out the other work made by artists on the exhibition website. There are hidden links in images, online altar interfaces, audio-visuals inspired by the death of pulsar stars, and more. Ironically (as you’ll soon find out), I’ve been working further on this project– but I’ll be sharing that in 2023. ;)

I’ve been reflecting on this past year and considering intentions for 2023 this past week, and one thing I’ll be trying out is sharing through a blog! I’m using blot, which integrates nicely with Dropbox and Obsidian, which I use for keeping my notes and writing. I like that I can just write a note and have it automatically publish and update– no need to go onto a blogging interface. There’s more reasons besides that, but it’s yet another attempt to both keep track of and make sharing what I’m working on / learning / looking at more easily shared.

On the experience of making • About 7 minutes reading time
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Hi friend,

Hope summer treated you well, and that you’ve enjoyed some lovely lazy days. I started writing this at the beginning of August, and lo and behold here we are in September, which is already giving us hints of the fall that’s right around the corner.

A Stream, A Thread

On pilgrimages, birds, and planetary events • About 5 minutes reading time
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Dear friend,

Hope you’ve been doing well these days– happy belated solstice! It’s been a while since I wrote. We’re already halfway through 2022, can you believe it. I wanted to share some thoughts on my recent move, the birds I’ve been feeling kinship with, and the significance of this time of year.

When thinking about what I wanted to do this year I felt like I had let myself down, but in actuality when I look at it rationally I have made steps towards these things. I haven’t done as much artwork as I had wanted (when have I ever?), but I have been doing some creative experiments and thinking (lots on sundials and vultures). I wrote some proposals, most of which I haven’t heard back from, but I am excited to share that I’ll be one of the residents part of the Roundtable Residency this year beginning in July.

Some recent thoughts on fairytales, the feminine and fandom. About 4 minutes reading time.

hi friend,

Hope you’ve been well! We’re nearly out of the winter doldrums– so close to spring! 🍀

Hi friend,

Happy new year’s! 🎉

I meant to write this (and partially did) back in the summertime, but hey, stuff happened. Nevertheless, I’m happy to be breaking the seal on this email series finally, and the beginning of the new year seems appropriate.

I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what happened this past year in my life, and what I’d like to make happen in 2022. A couple of my resolutions for 2022 were directly informed by what happened this past year: set and maintain boundaries around working time (less work), and give my own ideas and artwork time and energy (more artwork). And I’d like to share those ideas and findings with you in 2022, in whatever form they take, through these letters and other online places.