Environmental Design.
I help restore relationships between you and the places–both literal and metaphorical–that you inhabit.
My environmental design process begins with an understanding that our bodies are the first spaces we occupy. We tune into our minds, hearts and bodies to identify priorities, opportunities or challenges. From this centered state, we then work together to dream, get curious and take risks. As a creative team, we clarify the right design interventions, and then implement them.
Through each project, we weave a tapestry of interconnection, pleasure, ritual, safety, beauty, function, imperfection, play, and trust. Whether it’s an active public space or an intimate corner, our co-created design process will help harmonize the places you live, work and gather.
Cabinet of Curiosities, August 2018. Photo by Julia Blaukopf
The Barn Apartment, August 2019. Photo by Julia Blaukopf
Craftsbury Farmhouse, July 2024. Photo by Jessie Upson.
Garden Porch, July 2022. Photo by Danielle Livellara.
Experiential Design.
Since the artist cares in a peculiar way for the phase of experience in which union is achieved, he does not shun moments of resistance and tension. He rather cultivates them, not for their own sake but because of their potentialities, bringing to living consciousness an experience that is unified and total.
― John Dewey, Art as Experience
My experiential design work emphasizes process and practice. I help create moments of discovery, composition, engagement, attunement, and meaning for myself and for others. The experiences we can create might be a kind of facilitated group workshop, a deeply personal ritual, or a communal celebration. These experiences are analog, in person, and usually set in nature.
Fire circle after a personalized woodland retreat, August 2023
Remembrance gathering for paternal ancestors, January 2024
Harvesting herbs for artmaking workshop with Erin and Leif, July 2024
Group gathering for a Wander Wild workshop, July 2024. Photo by Jeff Bos.
Offering table for a Wander Wild workshop, August 2023. Photo by Jeff Bos.
Midsummer magic created during a flower essence workshop for children, June 2022. Photo by Rowan McCurdy.
Altar Design.
During the Pandemic, I rediscovered the power of the Altar. Searching for a way to connect to friends and family, grieving for humanity in crisis, and modeling hope for my children, I began making little Altars around the house. On my kitchen windowsill, in the garden, near the fireplace, wherever I felt called. My Pandemic Altars grew into more elaborate offerings for ancestors, newborns, seasons, specific locations, or special events. I would be honored to help you create a unique Altar tableaux for a special occasion or individual in your life.
Co-created Altar with Hadiyah, May 2022. Photo by Rowan McCurdy
Mother Mary comes to me, August 2022. Photo by Rowan McCurdy.
Overflowing. August 2024.
Spring Altar for mother bird, May 2023. Photo by Julia Blaukopf.
Simple offering of the Jay's wing. March 2024.
Summer Altar for the swallowtails, June 2022. Photo by Rowan McCurdy.
Balinese Altar created from beach treasure, May 2011
Altar created for Peter's passing, October 2022