Writing and Projects

Nana and Abuela is a bilingual picture book about love 

and listening. 

Watch and listen to me 

reading here.

Illustrated by Emiko Rainbow Purchase from most local and national booksellers and 

through the publisher: 

MN Historical Society Press

Contact me to schedule a reading or residency.

Art Book Cart is a mobile art tool that allows participants to engage with books through hands-on arts and literacy projects, discussion questions, and extension activities. Commissioned by Springboard for the Arts and Great River Regional Libraries and operated by nonprofit Crooked Zipper. Book an event here!

In partnership with Minneapolis Public Schools and the American Swedish Institute I explore Pippi Longstocking with elementary students.

With 826 MSP, I led writing activities with 4th grade students to help them create a book and created a cover illustration.

Ladies of the Lost Continent was an interactive performance featured at the Art Shanty Projects 2024 highlighting three women who shaped Antarctica history. 

Art Shanty Projects

Landsick is a crankie shadow puppet show about an uncle who has to leave home and a niece who helps him return. Performed at the Minneapolis Crankie Fest 2023. Learn about crankies here!

Blankets of Ice was an art installation featured at the Art Shanty Projects 2023 

Art Shanty Projects

Press - Star Tribune article

7 Not-to-miss Shanties

2021-2022 Mirrors and Windows Fellowship through the 

Loft Literary Center.

Fellowship Information

Mail Love was a fundraiser in 2020 created to support student learning of the letter writing process. Money raised purchased stamps and funded the 

creation of letter writing 

learning materials.

Fundraiser Site

Are You a Robot/Monster was created in 2014 as part of the 

Art Shanty Projects and 

was also featured at 

Northern Spark 2014

Art Shanty Projects

Northern Lights - Northern Spark

Home is... was a placemaking activity done in partnership with Project for Pride in Living and Springboard for the Arts in 2014 where young people were asked about their ideas of what 

home means to them, 

resoundingly they said "LOVE"

Springboard for the Arts

Created for St. Paul Open Streets University Ave in 2013, Sharing String, Sharing Stories was an opportunity for participants to share their string figure knowledge, cultures, and histories and try their hands 

on our 6' tall moving 

string figure machine.

Created for Northern Spark 2013, Community Clothesline was a community interactive art project encouraging the sharing and swapping of resources and knowledge, mending, sustainability, and fun.

Northern Lights - Northern Spark

As a May Day Artist Assistant, I contributed to the 2012 In the Heart of the Beast's May Day Parade and Tree Of Life Ceremony by working with community members and artists to create puppets, masks, props, and stories and by performing in the parade and ceremony.

Heart of the Beast

After Sunset Shadow Troupe wrote and performed original and reimagined shadow puppet shows in many Minneapolis Parks from 2009-2011 made possible by support of the MN Arts Board Multicultural Partnership Artist Grant. 

MN State Arts Board