Connecting biological and cultural diversity
In Fall 2025, my proposed for pop-up community art workshops in Humboldt County was approved by the Board of the Ink People Center for Arts and Culture, and D.I.Y. ART was born! D.I.Y. ART – an Ink People DreamMaker Project is a growing, community-centered creative initiative rooted in inclusion, collaboration, accessibility, and playful artistic exploration. […]
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“Perhatian….! Dilarang kencing dilantai. Harap kencing dikloset. Trims.” “Attention! It is forbidden to pee on the floor. Please use the toilet. Thanks.” – Sign on the door of a hotel bathroom, Kendari, Southeast Sulawesi We are the least trained for the Most Important Acts of our lives: Being born. Selecting a mate. Traveling to foreign […]
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“Keep the past in the past,” say deniers. (Trigger warning: this is an essay that deals with horrific subject matter.) In the divided United States that I live in, one of the divisions I witness daily involves people who are willing to consider uncomfortable truths vs. people who are not. The folks who can handle […]
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Fire is a key part of our storyscape in California. Depending on whom you talk to, stories about fire range the gamut from nostalgia to terror. For most people, fire is a thing either confined to a fireplace (or campfire pit) or a devastating force producing smoky orange skies and moonscapes. And for most government […]
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Fish fascinate me. Whether I meet them up close and underwater, or on the other side of a thick glass aquarium panel, they give off a chill, yet hyper-vigilant fishy vibe. A vibe that signifies they’re hanging out, being fishy with the other fishies, and my potential predatory self has been clocked, but not entirely […]
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JEANINE PFEIFFER 