Who I Am I’m a writer, artist, and rural mother. I've worked in communications, design, publishing, and employment counseling. These days, I call myself a practicing mom and artist based in what’s now called Nelson, BC. I hold a BA (Hons) from McGill and am completing an Associate of Arts in Creative Writing with a focus on cultural anthropology.
What I’ve Made My essays have appeared in the Nelson Star and Black Bear Review (where I was also a contributing and managing editor). A chapbook or two has found its way to local shelves. A bigger project is now taking shape.
The Project 100 Women – 100 Oceans: Notes from the Parenting Underbelly is my first experiment in art-as-anthropology. It explores rural motherhood and lived experiences of difference or disability. The project is meant to be co-created—with you. Your stories, your voices, your truths.
Why This Work Matters This is about creating space for the stories we rarely hear. It’s about art that listens, research that cares, and knowledge we make together. It’s a time capsule of parenting as it really is. And it’s a bridge—to what comes next. My Aspirations To co-create embodied knowledge through art To produce books and exhibits as public anthropology To experiment with ethnography as art To decolonize knowledge and share voice on our own terms To publish a book that’s beautiful, meaningful, and openly accessible
Toward Something Bigger If proceeds or sponsorship arise, they’ll be shared meaningfully within the community of participating mothers. This is about reciprocity, not extraction.
