The practice of making—working with her hands—has always been a humbling cornerstone of Mary’s life. She’s worked nationally and internationally as a visual arts counselor and portfolio coach as well as the Assistant Director of Admissions at the California College of the Arts, a photojournalist in China, a freelance writer, photographer and designer.
Though weaving is the living metaphor of her life; working within systems of complexity, opposing forces intersecting into unified, expansive fields…welcoming paradox–are embodied expressions she explores in a myriad of forms. Her ongoing project, Gather The Universe–a producing member of the Northern California Fibershed — aims to be a platform for shifting cultural ethos toward slow, localized fashion, ecological/intersectional feminist advocacy, natural beauty, Rewilding and radical social activism.
Mother to 2 wild ones, her work and life aim to embody the vastness of femininity—itself a subversive act in a culture that teaches women the only way to be safe, successful or relevant is to betray this part of themselves.