Current Projects:
I’m happy to report my latest work-related endeavor, an exhibition of circus posters called “Animals & Acrobats: Circus Posters from the Washington State Historical Society Collection.” The show is small but mighty and is on view at the Washington State History Museum through June 2009.
I’ve also started my thesis project for my MFA program through the Northwest Institute of Literary Arts. It’s a young-adult novel (or maybe an old-kid novel) based loosely on my father’s experiences in WWII.
I have a number of other manuscripts, from non-fiction picture books to graphic novels, in the submission stage, that long and lonely road of waiting, wondering, and becoming one with the late-night self-service postage machine.
Past Projects
Fairly recent publications:
“Animals & Acrobats” Gallery Guide. Washington State History Museum. February, 2009.
COLUMBIAKids Online Magazine, “Collections Conundrum: Unraveling the Mystery of the WSHS Mummy.” August 2008.
Calliope Magazine, “What’s in a Name?” on ancient Roman naming practices for children. September, 2005.
Exhibitions:
In my museum career, I’ve had the fun (and headaches) of developing a number of cool learning spaces in museums and traveling exhibitions. The two I’m most proud of are the History Lab (2001) at the Washington State History Museum and The TimeScape at the J. Paul Getty Villa (2006). Multi-year projects with complex subjects to relate, these two spaces are different as night and day from a design and content standpoint, but the information management posed similar challenges. The History Lab teaches historical thinking skills (yep, we’ll delve deep into that in this blog) while The TimeScape explained the interplay of time, place and style on Greek, Etruscan, and Roman civilizations.
Award-Winning Books:
WSHM Field Guide, Washington State Historical Society
History Lab To Go!, Washington State Historical Society
