Michelle Raszl, a mother, educator, and librarian from The Berkshires of Massachusetts, has woven her art-making practice into the fabric of her life. As her children grow more independent, Michelle embraces this transition, allowing her to devote more energy,...
“For me, it’s representing my new identity here. I’m looking for that…It looks like the same pattern, but it’s not. It’s transforming, it’s changing. It’s kinda like me. Just like me.” Azin Yousefiani, a fiber...
“Growing up queer in Appalachia was a major influence on this book, though the first spark of inspiration came while pulling kudzu from the moonshine stills on my family farm and wondering if one day we’d immortalize the burnt spoons and orange pill...
We have to use our imagination to fill in what’s not in the written record . . . we have to do what we can to fill in these other histories. Michelle Crouch is a writer with North Carolina roots who now lives in Philadelphia, PA. Michelle recently spent time at...
“There are so many fascinating stories happening all around us.” Laura Asherman is a documentary filmmaker, sculptor, and educator from Atlanta, GA. During her residency at Azule, Laura split her time between two creations: a stop-motion animated film and...
