CARINA COSTOM
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About Carina

Carina Costom
Carina Costom

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.
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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
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If proceeds or sponsorship arise, they’ll be shared meaningfully within the community of participating mothers. This is about reciprocity, not extraction.
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  • 100 Women - 100 Oceans
    • FAQ
    • About
    • The Process
    • Getting Ready
    • Settler Duty
    • More About Ethics
  • Sponsors
  • Portfolios
    • Visual Arts
    • Words >
      • Guest Essays
      • Episodes
      • Personal Essays
      • Handmade Books 'n Things
      • More Publications
      • Artist Residency in Motherhood
      • Moth
  • Blog
  • Contact