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Summary

Writing delves into the intersections of personal identity, motherhood, and creative practices—such as gardening and art-making—as powerful acts of resistance and self-care. It critiques systemic oppression, including capitalism, patriarchy, and white supremacy, while highlighting how the pervasive ignorance of many men and white individuals perpetuates not only the suffering of marginalized communities but also their own.

Notes compile a messy collection of thoughts and reflections from the past three semesters' packets, serving as a fertile ground for future work on the GARDEN ALTAR and the final version of the Imago DEIsign book. They hold the seeds of ideas ready to bloom into meaningful contributions, bridging past insights with future creative and theoretical work.

Projects The Imago DEIsign “book” is expanded to 70 pages, which include illustrative approaches inspired by the cover. An attempt to answer “what does this look like as a workshop?” is presented as a slide deck, and workshop prompt inspired by VCFA “documentation” workshops. Faculty Lounge work is summarized, and appreciated as a project in exploring building community around a shared interest in terraforming the pedagogical landscape of design education.

Care & Feeding My Faux Kucha illustrates the essential role of “care & feeding” in nurturing the ecosystem of my life and creative work. It documents the design process alongside the tastes, sounds, smells, sights, and experiences that energize and inspire me to tell brave stories.