My mission is to find the truth, and tell it
My mom was a photographer. My dad literally wrote the book on digital typography. (Darkroom was catty-corner to the letterpress.)
First I was a poet. My poems needed books, so I became a book designer. But books are dying, so I had to learn other tricks. I became a marketing designer for multinational manufacturers. A high-end ad designer. Even a Creative Director. It was, at times, fun.
But other than books, I didn’t feel like I could express myself in design. I had preferences, but they weren’t a point of view. There’s so much design that I admire, and I wish I was drawn to make… but I’m not. Photography feels much more embodied to me, much more inhabitable. It’s much more like the poetry that brought me to design in the first place.
So for 20 years I followed my father’s path. Now I honor my mom.
Since 2004, I have…
- toured North America as a one-time slam poet; founded a small press; organized seven National Poetry Slams
- directed design for two organic farms, a vegan restaurant, and a naughty feminist film festival
- moved across the US five times
- taught myself bookbinding, photography, and woodworking
- never given up my sense of play
For a few years I hosted hundreds of couchsurfers from around the world. Danes are the best. Sorry, Swedes.