Writing Retreat | Creekside Arts (CA)

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Last fall, my partner Ray and I had the incredible opportunity to spend two weeks researching and writing on our respective book projects during a writing retreat at Creekside Arts, an artist collective located outside Eureka in Northern California. Creekside Arts is a non-profit organization that hosts an artist residency program every April and artist retreats throughout the year.

The caretakers of Creekside Arts are Rich and Joey McCutchan (Rich also built many of the on-site buildings and is a talented sculptor himself). They were wonderful hosts during our retreat, offering us eggs from their chickens and free use of their herb garden.

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The Incredible Redwoods of Jedediah Smith State Park

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Last fall, my partner and I had the opportunity to spend two weeks at an artist retreat through Creekside Arts, a Humboldt County, California, arts nonprofit.

When not working on our respective writing projects, we explored the Redwood National and State Parks as part of some ongoing research I was doing centered around the redwoods.

Of all the parks we visited in the Redwood National and State Parks, the trees of Jedediah Smith Redwoods State Park were by far the most impressive.

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A Short Guide to Tidepooling in the San Juan Islands (Salish Sea)

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Friday Harbor
Friday Harbor Labs (Kittiwake)
Granny’s Cove

Recently, I had the opportunity to complete a two-week writing retreat as a visiting scholar at the Helen Riaboff Whiteley Center (HRWC) at the UW Friday Harbor Laboratories (FHL) on San Juan Island.

One of my favorite activities when I wasn’t writing or researching was to go tidepooling early in the morning along the shores of the Salish Sea any time there was a minus tide.

I was lucky enough to see a lot of unique critters while exploring different tidepooling hot spots across San Juan Island. Below is a short tidepooling guide that illustrates only a fraction of the incredible diversity of plants and animals I saw during my stay.

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Writing Retreat | The Helen Riaboff Whiteley Center at Friday Harbor Labs

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Last summer, my partner (Raymond Krohn) and I were lucky enough to spend time as visiting scholars at the Helen Riaboff Whiteley Center (HRWC) at the Friday Harbor Laboratories (FHL) on San Juan Island. The center is administered by the University of Washington’s College of the Environment. Since its inception in 2000, it has hosted writers, artists, scientists, and other creatives from around the world.

For two weeks, we stayed in a picturesque cottage situated within the evergreen forests and rugged coastlines that are a hallmark of the San Juan Islands. Mornings were spent in quiet contemplation observing the small creatures in tidepools (tiny wonders!) or the occasional harbor seal and otter who sometimes swam close to shore.

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Workshop | Voices of Water at MING Studios

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This month, I had the opportunity to teach an environmental writing workshop at MING Studios in response to the themes of RIPARIA, a multimedia collaborative art exhibition that explores our relationship with water. RIPARIA is the brainchild of the Ecogeoglyphic Observatory, a Boise-based eco-collective.

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Readings | Boise State University MashUp & Erma Hayman House Art Day

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This fall, I had the opportunity to participate in two Boise-based readings. This post covers information and photos from both readings.

MashUp | Boise State University College of Innovation and Design

This September, I participated in the College of Innovation and Design’s MashUp: Little Lectures in an Odd World event series. The series pairs experts in different fields who each present a talk about their research. Afterwards, audience members have to combine the two talks into questions to ask the presenters.

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