Meet Meg…
I’m a queer, neurodivergent writer and multimedia artist, who is most comfortable thinking of herself as a maker.
I’ve been making things for as long as I can remember. For a long time, I struggled to write when I wasn’t taking classes, or engaging in some kind of mentorship or coaching. After receiving my ADHD diagnoses at the ripe old age of 38, I started exploring the ways my neurotype and creativity intersect. I had to unlearn a lot of the advice I’d been given about art and creativity, and figure out what worked for me. I embraced being a socially motivated creature. Allowed myself to explore beyond the written word. I jumped the ablest hurdles of the literary submissions process. Now, my writing has been published throughout North America, and was nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
Writing and making have deeply impacted my mental health, particularly as I coped with the deaths of both of my parents over the last few years. My personal and professional experiences led me to becoming a certified therapeutic arts practitioner.
My work as a facilitator and as a creative inform one another directly. You can find my published work here. I share about my personal creative practices in my newsletter and on social media.
My approach and values
Community, creation and connection are a radical act
My events do not focus on skill or craft. Instead, I hold space for folks to generate new work, share what they have created, and, learn from and with one another. I believe there is no wrong way to create, that art is for everyone, and that many of the things we are told about how to make, and who and what an artist / writer is, are damaging, often by design. I talk about this openly when we gather, because I think it is important to understand the impacts societal systems have on our creative lives. Our art exists within our lives, not outside of it. I bring my lived experience as a queer, neurodivergent artist, writer and parent to everything I do, and invite folks to show up as their whole selves.
I welcome writers of any and all genres, and love welcoming new and nervous creatives to this space
I have trained in the Amherst Writers and Artists Method, and hold a certificate as a Therapeutic Practitioner. I have 15 years of experience in healthcare, supporting folks with serious illness and injuries. I’ve been facilitating in arts spaces for over two decades and have hosted workshops in schools, through community organizations, and with a variety of artist collaborators and facilitators. A non exhaustive list of past collaborators include poet Maya Stein, World Changing Kids, Marta Rose of Divergent Design Studios, and KR Moorhead of Neuroqueer Creative Studios. I am currently a member of The Spiral Lab, where I offer portals and events to guide folks in engaging with our themed publications. I have a particular interest in working with queer and/or neurodivergent youth and adults, as well as supporting organizations looking to increase accessibility in the arts.
