What I'm up to
Invitations to gather & some of my positive obsessions...
Invitations to gather online:
Join us for The Symbolic Lab: Revolution, a monthly, collaborative, online, arts-based research project on Friday, May 8th (tomorrow!) @ 2p Pacific/3p Mountain/4p Central/5p Eastern as we tuck into this line of Nemik’s Manifesto from the tv show Andor -- “remember this: freedom is a pure idea. It occurs spontaneously and without instruction.” You don’t have to have any prior experience or familiarity with the tv show to participate in these gatherings. If this line speaks to you, register here.
Join us for the next monthly 36 Portals to Aliveness gathering on the last Friday of the month @ 2p Pacific/3p Mountain/4p Central/5p Eastern. The next gathering will take place on Friday, May 29th - would love to see you there!
Positive obsessions:
Watching hummingbirds in my grandmother’s garden
Admiring the more-than-human
Reading and listening to Beth Howard's memoir, A Song for Hard-Hit People: A Memoir of Antiracist Solidarity from a Coal Miner's Daughter. If you enjoy audiobooks, I highly recommend the recorded version of this memoir read by Beth -- I've laughed, cried and found so much inspiration and solidarity while listening. You can subscribe to Beth’s Substack to receive her newsletter Working Class Love Notes.
Reading poetry
Working with the 36 Portals planner/workbook, created by three independent artists, Cory Nakasue, shea in the Catskills and me. Order or download your copy here.
Recording the audiobook versions of the 36 Portals and posting them to my YouTube channel with videos of my art practice.
Podcasting about every day, revolutionary acts with my friend and conspirator shea in the Catskills. In these episodes, we geek out about the tv show Andor and talk about how the show is speaking to us in these times. Listen to And/or here or wherever you listen to podcasts.
Making art:
Andor artwork
Listening to music by Carsie Blanton, dan reeder & Beautiful Chorus
My books are open for creative consultations — if you are interested in working together visit my website and send a me a message.
Thank you to those of you who support my work so generously. Sending warmth and solidarity to you in these times.
Elena
Last but not least, Lexi the pug perfectly expressing the emotional experience of being alive in 2026.