Press

“Demystifying Death,” Kerry Cardoza for The Chicago Reader

“Chicago Weaver Makes Blankets to Live with Today, Then Take with You to the Grave,” Courtney Kueppers for Chicago Sun-Times and WBEZ

“Weaving the End: The Art and Soul of Burial Blankets,” Vasia Rigou for NewCityArts

“An Exploration of Grief: A Review of “‘Aesthetics of Loss,’” Regan Dockery for NewCity Arts

Public Engagement

Credit Course, “Making Art for the Living and the Dead,” Ox-Bow School of Art & Artist Residency

Workshop Series, “Art for the Living & the Dead,” Comfort Station

Artist Talk, “Home Funeral Demonstration” by Chicago Death Doula Collective and National Home Funeral Alliance

Artist Talk and Workshop, “Weaving Stories,” Jane Addams Hull House Museum

Artist Talk, Course: Queer by Design, Prof. Anna Campbell, University of Wisconsin-Madison

Panel, “Gothics as Creative Practice,” Prof. Mar Garcia, Northeastern Illinois University

Artist Talk, “The Spiritual and the Sacred in Art: Community Care Conversations,” Rec Center

Artist Talk, “A Good Death Series,” North Shore Unitarian Society, Evanston, IL

Inquiries

I am an experienced educator, public speaker, and facilitator. I love working with students, community members, religious congregations, and the media. If you have a story, project, or event you’d like me to be part of, please reach out!