An Ode to Beauty When Fighting Climate Collapse

I find myself drawn to what survives apocalypses: spiders, lichen, clouds, ice, thunder. I‘m steadied by the beauty in what little Continue reading →

The Franchise

I worked 6AM to 10PM yesterday as an assistant head election judge on two hours of sleep because excitement kept Continue reading →

Object: Penta Chair

Have I mentioned how much I’m loving my dumpster chair? Because I am. It’s the right kind of hug for Continue reading →

Snippet: Character of the neighborhood

I love that @spectacle_shoppe had the guts to play with this facade, which I also love. And I love what @taonaturalfoods has done with Continue reading →

Mending

This bit of repair in two acts feels like it validates my secret love for chainlink fences as canvasses for Continue reading →

Designed: Snow bristle harvests

One pleasure of street-gleaning is its unexpected & totally predictable seasonality. I’ve taken to describing it like food: gleaning, harvesting, Continue reading →

Snippet: Kindred spirits in broken spaces

A new friend! I knew conceptually that robins sit on eggs in nests in flowery spring trees, but I didn’t Continue reading →

Hennepin Ave: Haloed

Haloed be this place. Today in the middle of morning cleaning, I made an altar to Hennepin and other streets Continue reading →