DEGREES
2009BFA, PHOTOGRAPHYConcentrations in Installation + Textiles | Pacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR
2008BA, STUDIO ARTConcentrations in Developmental Psychology + Spanish | Reed College, Portland, OR
EDUCATION
2018 – presentCLINICAL HERBALISTcertified through The School of Traditional Healing Arts
800+ total study hours across programs + mentorships including:
- Rosalie Botanicals
- Ancestral Apothecary
- The Herbal Academy
- Herbal Medics Academy
- Plants & Colour
- Sasha Duerr
- Liz Migliorelli
- Rachael Reeves
2024 – presentPOETRY FIELD SCHOOLwith Elaine Kahn + Sholto Buck
2024 – presentWSET AWARD IN SPIRITS, LEVELS 1 – 31 + 2 with Distinction, L3 pending | The Sazerac House, New Orleans, LA
2022 – 2024WSET AWARD IN WINES, LEVELS 1 – 3Teacher’s Assistant | The Independent Caveau, New Orleans, LA
2013GRADUATEWomen’s Initiative for Self-Employment | Oakland, CA
TRAINING
2025VINEYARD + WINERY INTENSIVEBera Vittorio e Figli, Piedmont, Italy
2025SLOW FOOD + TEXTILES INTENSIVESasha Duerr at Anna Tasca Lanza, Sicily, Italy
2024HANDBUILT CERAMICS WORKSHOPMelissa Weiss at Nettles Pottery, Pass Christian, MS
2018BAR MANAGER TRAINING SERIESVessel Nola + Bar Tonique, New Orleans, LA
2013 – 2020PATTERN-MAKING + GARMENT DESIGN CERTIFICATIONApparel Arts, Oakland, CA
EMPLOYMENT
2026 – presentSHOP MANAGER + CURATORNFP, New Orleans, LA
2022 – 2023ONLINE SALES + SOCIAL MEDIARosalie Botanicals, New Orleans, LA
2016 – 2017ADMIN + SALESBellegarde Bakery, New Orleans, LA
2015INNKEEPERBlue Hill Inn, Blue Hill, ME
2015DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANTHaystack Mountain School of Crafts, Deer Isle, ME
2012 – 2015WARDROBE + ART DEPARTMENTScandinavia Productions, Oakland, CA
2013FRONT OF HOUSEBi Rite Market, San Francisco, CA
2012GARDENER + GREENHOUSE MANAGERCommon Ground, Kauai, HI
2008 – presentARCADIA PROJECTS
2016 – 2018CONTRIBUTOR, EDITOR + TRANSLATORAntigravity Magazine, New Orleans, LA
2015 – 2016CURATOR18 Reasons, San Francisco, CA
2014LAYOUT + ART EDITORGreenhorns’ New Farmers’ Almanac, Oakland, CA
2014CONSULTANT + CURATORViracocha, San Francisco, CA
2011MEDIA CURATORElsewhere Museum, Greensboro, NC
2024 to presentSTUDIO + SHOP SALESByrdie’s Pottery, New Orleans, LA
2022 – 2024LAYOUT + EDITINGPeople Not Prison E-News, New Orleans, LA
2021 – 2024NEWS CONTRIBUTOR + NARRATORKite Line Radio
2020FOOD DISTRIBUTIONSouthern Solidarity + NOMAG, New Orleans, LA
2016INVESTIGATION + TRANSLATION ASSISTANTOrleans Public Defenders, New Orleans, LA
2025‘Supplication’Group Reading + Broadside | Tamarack, Oakland, CA
2015‘Color Wheel’Poetry Chapbook + Solo Exhibition | EM Wolfman, Oakland, CA
2015‘Velella Vellela’Solo Exhibition | Gospel Flat Show Space | Bolinas, CA
2013‘Spaces’Photo Book + Solo Exhibition | Gospel Flat Show Space, Bolinas, CA
2012Poet in ResidenceTorrelles De Foix | Spain
2010Artist in ResidenceElsewhere Museum, Greensboro, NC
2010Group ExhibitionFresh Paint Art Advisors, Culver City, CA
2009‘Silver Scale’Solo Exhbition + Artist In Residence | Project 2048, San Francisco, CA
2009Thesis Writing AwardPacific Northwest College of Art, Portland, OR