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transforming creative energy into artifact of self is a precious and flighty phenomenon.

i am fixated on creating an archive of those artifacts.

to the extent of all possibility, i want to catalogue everything i've made, everything i've made a mark on, and every piece of ephemera I have saved, analog and digital.

here you are, then, reading the first page of the first book you've come across in this expanding library.

as you explore, consider each artifact as an entry in a record of my creative existence. no piece stands on its own: while some images and writings may explicitly connect, other relationships will only emerge as each new piece transforms the whole.

Upcoming Exhibit: Trust the Hours

Trust the Hours is the culmination of Rochester Poet Laureate Jean Prokott’s work from her Academy of American Poets’ poet laureate fellowship. This exhibit features work of poets and artists from Rochester and Southern Minnesota who have created pieces that reflect a personal experience with mental illness—whether it’s their own or that of someone close—and we hope to welcome attendees to expression, empathy, and companionship. One in five suffer from mental illness, yet the stigma persists. Poetry and art are resistance & power as we find one another: even without speaking, we can meet someone who has lived in our same space or who can help us to see our space in a new light.

Exhibit Opening & Poetry Reading:

Saturday, April 26th, 2025. 6:00 pm, at the Historic Chateau Theatre in Rochester, MN.

order of events:

6:00–6:45: visit with Munchkin, the miniature therapy horse from Raising Hope Ranch
7:00–8:00: poetry reading
6:00–9:30:
- view the artists’ work and read the poems
- broadside (poem/art prints) release
- community art piece: self-portraits
- free stickers, journals, pens, jewelry, and temporary tattoos
- light refreshments provided
- Dry Run Mocktails pop-up bar

Trust the Hours will be free and open to the public until June 7th, 2025.

A work of art or a poem is a moment—and a story, and a person, and then suddenly all of humanity. You are not alone. We come to know our whole community just one single story at a time.

*The opening exhibit is recommended as 14+ due to subject matter, at visitors' discretion.

If you or someone you know is in need of emotional support, there is help. Text or call 988 to connect with a crisis counselor right away.

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