To complete a large-scale, site-specific, temporary public art installation in a rural Minnesota setting using an existing form or architectural space and fiber as the basis for his work.
Having recently completed Ojibwe translations and interpretations of some of his writings the artist intends to self-publish a new book of poems with an accompanying audio CD.
To purchase materials and printing services to create a gallery exhibition for the Art and Motherhood project, and for dedicated time to follow through with the project.
To finish writing and rewriting Wary Dog Circling--a memoir that uses vivid imagery a solid writing voice and an intricate structure that mirrors memory--and then send it to agents and publishers.
Work with an established writer who will help nurture her voice, strengthen her manuscript, and educate her on the business of writing. In addition she will host a reading and discussion with other writers.
To develop essays based on outings in northern Minnesota's woods and wetlands, including their botanical and cultural history - a merging of earlier work in natural history and recent work in personal essay.
To revise and refine a collection of stories-Nightlight-and make an intense effort to have these stories published as individual pieces and as a collection.
The project will continue the work he has been doing for the past six years, photographing quirks and eccentricities of vernacular architecture in various neighborhoods of Minneapolis and Saint Paul.
To produce a visual and narrative illustration or embodied photographic history of how fashion trends from 1800-1945 have accentuated the body to define certain erotic zones.
A collection of linked stories titled The Last Days of Moon Lake set over the history of a small Midwest town from the initial removal of the Ojibwe tribe to present day.
To develop a new body of artwork that can be exhibited locally, nationally, and internationally. To find venues for that artwork, and construct a Website that accurately promotes his artistic progress.
To define an ethnic voice in his songwriting (process) and record a music CD (product) that examines sociopolitical issues within the Hmong American community using both Hmong and English languages.