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Gender Female
Industry Non-Profit
Occupation Art therapist
Location Chicago, IL
Introduction grappling with the contradictions inherent within my desire to be radical & successful, aggressive & likable, peaceful & problematic.
Interests making stuff, growing plants, soy lattes, farmers markets, flowers, you tube, knee socks, soft things, sock monkeys, family trees, trees, mountains, large bodies of water, small fury animals, babies, brains, bending, power heirarchys, class systems, gender, race, sexuality, social action, empowerment, performance, breathing, digestion, brain waves, difference, intersections, horizon lines, proteins, ruffage, language, fishing, body hair, cartilage, decongestants, bird song, & seeds
Favorite Music Folk Music, hip hop, country, alternative, Indie rock electric, pop, blues, blue grass, twee, house, underground & hard core, punk
Favorite Books currently reading: Homo Aestheticus: where art comes from and why. Art, Dialogue, Action, Activism. Mapping the Terrain New Genre Public Art, Conversations Before the End of Time