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DOA- Dead on Arrival- That’s what the doctors said my fate could have been. When I was a child I was thrown into the windshield of a car in an auto accident. I had severe bleeding and might have died except that a bystander knew the pressure point to control the bleeding. I wound up with […]

Sometimes I hold back parts of myselff and keep people at a distance because I did not want to be hurt by their words and actions. BUT as I have gotten older I have come to the understanding that people are complex and at the end of the day it is our complexity that makes […]

I am from the land of 10,000 lakes. I was born in South Korea. I am lactose intolerant. I believe in the power of education. I am an avid list maker. I swear a lot. My family cooks Korean food on Christmas Eve. I have a Minnestonian accent. My parents are my best friends. I […]

I was always a common. I was invisible. I was wimid and quiet. I was too aware of what others thought of me.But Now it’s different. Being surrounded by so many dverse individuals who value themselves as who they are and what they are Ive learned to see myself as an individual. RISD has taught […]

Coming from a society which is very conservative, coming to RISD was a big change,but change for the good. i felt I could explore so much that I hadn’t before. often females or women are looked as objects rather than humans in our culture, and I believe RISD gave me a completely different outlook on […]

TRUST. BELEIVE. DREAM. ENJOY. LIVE. CARE. LAUGH. ACHIEVE. LEARN. GROW. I am inspired by creativity and an open mind. I admire people who love life and accept it as it comes; without rules, stereotypes or prejudice. There are no rules. There isn’t one true truth  Life is just meant to be lived. Everyone is afraid. […]

When I practiced as a midwife I realized:Hey! We are ALL born naked and upside down!  I have been circling the globe for thirty years with my four children in tow. I see the world through the eyes of a child- my children, other people’s children. That we humans see difference and fight with each […]

My vision for my future is to be content living a simple life… To be at a point in my life where I can give more than I take, from nature and from society.

Some of my identities are worn on the surface: white, middle-aged, woman (sort of butch), professional, educated creative type, (wears black).  Others are claimed in particular contexts: artist, photographer, writer, educator, administrator,  activist, queer, lesbian, aunt, mentor, friend, sister, agnostic, seeker.  All of these identities evolved over time and cross-fertilize. I am not reducible to […]

As I stand in the center of my knowing I am more and more able to understand that humans are simply no better and no worse than any other species. I learn a great deal from observing nature and understand my life and our culture better when I see our lives in the full context […]