Rita Kelley Hard Head For twenty years, Rita Kelley has been developing a unique voice drawn from her memories, intuition, and imagination. Her themes center on family, connection, home, and nature, and in recent years, her…
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Mother Bone by Mary Willette Artist Statement Mother Bone is one part of a series of pelvis explorations that I began while I was pregnant and thinking about my relationship to my body and time. Our pelvis cradles our intimate…
Shasta Grant on When We Were Feral Interviewed by Tyler Wetherall Shasta Grant’s haunting debut novel is a coming-of-age story that doesn’t shy away from the brutalities of girlhood. Set in 1990s rural New Hampshire, it follows 13-year-old Maggie…
Megan Merchant, Author of Hortensia, in winter Interviewed by Melissa Joplin Higley MJH – When and why did you first start writing poems? MM – I was an odd kid and instead of writing diary or journal…
Zoraida Haibi Mother and Daughter Zoraida Haibi was born and raised in New York City, NY and moved to Miami, FL where she grew up and currently lives. Haibi’s work encompasses the dynamics of relationships with the figures…
Jerrice J. Baptiste Two Images Top, “Pregnant Mother and Daughter in Enchanted Garden” Bottom, “Pregnant Mother and Son on Exotic Beach at Sunset” Jerrice J Baptiste is an artist, poet, author of nine books. Her watercolor drawings on paper…
Sally Stanton Family Tree Sally Stanton holds an MFA from Pine Manor College and a BFA from Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Her work has been shown in exhibitions around New England including the Portland Museum…
Narmin Kassam Beautiful Voice Narmin Kassam is a Canadian mixed-media artist whose layered collage works on wood panels explore women’s empowerment, cultural identity, and intergenerational memory. Using handmade paper and paint, her practice merges personal narrative with themes of…
Juan Sebastian “Zeb” Restrepo How We Learn Juan Sebastian “Zeb” Restrepo is a visual artist whose work explores care, power, and vulnerability through painting and drawing. His practice often focuses on intimate, domestic scenes that examine how bodies learn…
Helen Imogen Field Miscarriage to Birth: Horny and Healing Helen Imogen Field (nee Williams) was serious about art in her teens but was deflected into science. She entered evening classes for oil portraiture at the Art Student’s League of…