Creative Femme Ecofutures
 

Waters Run Deep is a group exhibition at San Francisco State University presented from August 10 through September 7, 2024.

The art direction compliments the overall themes: water, ecofeminism, ecofuturism, life and death, grief and healing rituals, and the grace and movement of dance. Tonally, the collateral reflects the video, performance, and still artwork on display: it is cinematic, otherworldly, powerfully feminine, magical realist, and emotionally poignant.

Curator’s Statement
Sixty percent of the human body is made up of water and seventy one percent of the Earth’s surface is covered in water. Water, in every shape and form, is a building block for life on Earth and its importance has been recognized by many, both in the physical by sustaining life, but also in the spiritual. Water is critical in many religious and spiritual practices around the world. This manifests as deities dedicated to bodies of water and rain, cleansing rituals, and the recognition of the integral connection of water and life.

The artists included in Waters Run Deep explore their own personal, cultural, and metaphysical connections to water. Featuring: Maëlis Bekkouche, Alexis C. Garcia, Lindsay Gauthier with Fog Beast, Tiare Ribeaux, Ana Paula Teixeira, Jessica Tully. Guest curated by Rogelio Cruz (San Francisco State University, B.A. 2024).
Roles: Art Direction, Photography & Design
Client: San Francisco State University Fine Arts Galley

Drawing Trees







I illustrated, designed, and co-wrote this book that encourages mindful guided tracing and observation of the natural world. I spent several months researching historical botanical drawings, nature guides from the last hundred years, and modern illustration and tracing books in order to create a range of shapes to trace. The book not only encourages mindfulness and careful noticing, it educates on the history and power of the trees around us. Thirty different tree species are represented, including pages filled with their leaves, branches and seeds. Inspiring quotes about the natural world are peppered throughout.

PRAISE FOR DRAWING TREES...
"I’m enchanted by “Drawing Trees,” an elegantly designed book from Leah Koransky....Part meditation guide, part botany lesson, this book is a little copse of peace in a chaotic world."

– The Washington Post Book Club

Drawing Trees can be purchased through Princeton Architectural Press or wherever books are sold.

Notecards that tell the story of a legendary author through color and pattern










This quote collection draws from all aspects of the life and work of celebrated author Virginia Woolf: letters to her loved ones, lectures, criticism, and, of course, her celebrated novels. The visual language was inspired by the textile designs of Woolf’s sister, the painter Vanessa Bell, as well as the patterned skirts and dresses worn by Woolf and the covers of her first editions.

The first monograph for an influential artist and designer


Paula Hayes is a multi-disciplinary artist and designer, well known in the art world for her landscape designs and unusual hand-blown glass terrariums. This is her first monograph, published by The Monacelli Press.
Client: The Monacelli Press
In Situ Photos: Feather Weight

Lunar Calendar





For the new year, I wanted to create a printed gift that celebrated  time and place in a unique way. I thought about things that have brought us together throughout the pandemic; we all share the moon and the stars.

The two-sided calendar features the dates of 2022 full moons on one side, and new moons on the other side. Each full moon is accompanied by a corresponding folk name.

Printed in Berkeley, California using a rainbow holographic foil stamp on extra heavy weight Colorplan 260 lb Ebony card stock.

5 x 7 in
Edition of 100