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Essay for Redwoods Magazine, Spring 2021 We must commit to protecting one another Though they have been part of this landscape for so long, I was surprised to come upon a redwood while walking in my new neighborhood a mile from Oakland Coliseum. I was too shy to press my back up against the redwood’s … Continue reading When I Think About Saving the Redwoods
A Kind of Forest on display as part of Sowing Agency at SOMArts (including a Virtual Gallery) April 30 - May 23, 2021. "A Kind of Forest"10 vessels of stoneware and porcelain, ranging in height from 7"-12", sit in a circle around a mirror. Their texture is drawn from the rock and forests I've traveled … Continue reading A Kind of Forest, 2021
I began this year with the mantra "Return to magic." I wrote: We grow new calluses in new places all the time, because that is how we learn to survive against the friction. How we manage not to lie down and never rise. We never forget it’s there— our toughness reminds us. The word “tender” … Continue reading 2020 & my pandemic brain
Essay for Bay Nature, August 2020. I am an outdoor educator, most often, a backpacking and rock climbing instructor. Whether it’s a week-long trip or a twenty-four day trip, I am most nervous meeting students for the first time. That is when I am most aware of potential judgments based on my being small, Khmer, … Continue reading What I Carry on an Outdoor Adventure
