It's 2022!

And so many things have been happening it’s hard to keep up.

Staying safe in Maine with residency friends and the color orange

Monson Arts was an absolute dream. I got to bring my project about abortion, VIP, to life for the first time, in an intimate, individualized experience that featured Julia Child, chocolate chip cookies & Cabernet, and truly deep, delightful conversations. I’m now working with one of my fellow residents, visual artist Becky Bailey, on an abortion futures zine to be included in the lovely Lydia Noble’s upcoming exhibit Choice is Individual this spring.

I also got a fellowship to make the most of my time in Maine and do something I’ve been wanting to do for over 3 years: research at the Margaret Chase Smith Library, in my never-ending interest in the many incredible women who have run for US president over the past 150 years.

From Maine I went to Massachusetts, to Associate Direct Ocean Filibuster at ART with some very exceptional people including Katie Pearl, Jenn Kidwell, Sxip Shirey, Evan Spigelman, Lisa McGinn, Jian Jung, Olivera Gajic, Thomas Dunn, and so many more. I got to squeeze in some time at Harvard’s Schlesinger Library, too, to continue my research for VIP and more reproductive freedom projects that are in the works.

After 6 weeks in Cambridge, we all went to Houston to present the Texas version of Ocean Filibuster, with our core team—and we added in some of the best students around.

Amidst it all I released a video version of my presidential inauguration project through Clubbed Thumb, Temporary Occupant, with the incredible editor Moti Margolin (and lots of help from the TO team).

And I’ve been putting the finishing touches on my extended Drama League Beatrice Terry Residency. I’m so excited to share my residency-concluding presentation of How to Put On a Sock on May 9. More info to come!