BearHug (Strata)
Maker, Author, Artist, Gardener, Slacker, Bodhisattva.

I make things. I write things. I read things.

Black Rock City: 1995, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022 Soulfire (South Bay CA) 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015 UnScruz (Santa Cruz CA) 2014, 2018, 2019 Saguaro Man (AZ) 2017

Home: Born in New England, spent many years in California, now happily living in Eugene Oregon.

PolyParadise camper since 2015.

Volunteering: Project Management pre-event for ESD IT department. Also coming in early to help set up PolyParadise. PP work party 2017, 2018, 2019, 2022, 2023

Hobbies: Gardening, art, makerspaces (laser cutter, shopbot), ham radio (KF6NBZ), reading sci-fi and urban fantasy, snorkeling & scuba diving (warm water only please), beading/jewelry-making, cuddling our two kitties.

Why Burning Man? I loved it in 1995, but met my husband in 1996 and forgot about everything else for a few years. Burning Man feels like home. I love the people, the vehicles, the sense of complete acceptance. I feel 100% free to be myself in Black Rock City.

Best moments? First sunrise on the playa every year.

Toughest thing? The heat, the dust, the knowledge that I am missing 90% of what's out there.