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Additional Work
Amble
Founder and Program Director
Amble is a sabbatical program for creative professionals to take time away with purpose. Creatives work on small but impactful projects with nonprofits and nature conservancies in exchange for unique lodging and meaningful experiences in beautiful destinations like Yosemite National Park and Glacier National Park.
Campfire Stories: Vol I – Tales from America’s National Parks
Great Smoky Mountains, Rocky Mountains, Zion, Yellowstone, Yosemite, Acadia
Campfire Stories: Vol I is an anthology of tales, songs, ballads, legends, short stories and myths collected from the communities in and around 6 of America’s favorite National Parks, featuring some stories by well-known writers such as John Muir, Bill Bryson, and Terry Tempest Williams, while others are from pioneer diaries or have been passed down through generations of indigenous peoples .The stories capture the essence of these lands and give a voice to the communities that share them.
Campfire Stories: Vol II – Tales from America’s National Parks and Trails
Everglades, Glacier, Olympic, Grand Canyon, Zion, Appalachian Trail & Pacific Crest Trail
Campfire Stories: Vol II (Apr 2023 release) includes contributors representing a range of rich and diverse voices, including from the BIPOC and LGBTQ+ communities. Award winners such as Lauret Savoy, Rae DelBianco, and Terry Tempest Williams; newer voices including Derick Lugo, Rosette Royale, and Ed Bok Lee; and even a poet laureate, Rena Priest--who all share their unique perspectives on our national parks and trails.
Campfire Stories Card Deck
The Campfire Stories Card Deck is a collection of 50 cards with storytelling prompts to help people of all ages find engaging and meaningful ways to tell their own stories with family and friends around the fire.
Campfire Stories Card Deck—for Kids!
Our follow-up Campfire Stories Deck–For Kids! is a collection of 50 cards—divided into two sets: 25 character cards and 25 action cards—with prompts to ignite kids imaginations and stories around the fire!
Artist Residency
National Park Service
Dave Kyu and I hosted the event ‘I Will Hold You In The Light’ at the Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, PA – bringing together 6 diverse performers responding to the theme of ‘The Pursuit of Happiness.’
This project was made possible and supported by the 'Imagine Your Parks' grant from the NEA, along with the National Parks Service Independence National Historic Park and Mural Arts Program.