Parenting and education
as intimate forms
of activism.
We are a family learning alongside one another, exploring different ways of parenting, educating, creating, and being in relationship. This site is like us, always in progress and a reflection of our creativity and curiosity in action.
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Who we are
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One family, three ways in
Our services are how we practice. Our shop is what we make. Our portfolios and reflections are how we share it. All of it is one family's work.
Services & support
Consulting, coaching, and mentoring for parents, educators, and schools.
Explore ways to work with us MakingThe family studio
Handmade leather, wood, art, and digital pieces in small batches.
Visit the shop SharingPortfolios & reflections
How we practice what we believe — our work, our writing, our kids.
See our workThings in progress
Leather goods, drawings, woodwork, and whatever else is on the bench this week. Each piece is made by hand — no factory, no middleman, just us.
The small bag, in Rebel's hands
A handsewn piece from the studio — and the reflection a young maker wrote about making it.
Music & Reflections
Songs that consciously and unconsciously are a part of who I am in all my roles: mother, teacher, and creative being.
The imagery of the opening line always gets me. I think because I see myself in it. A man in the woods. An off-key piano. Singing softly. I know the lyric isn't about me, but it feels like it could be. There's something comforting about the idea that the piano is off key and doesn't need fixing. That it can just exist as it is. Maybe that's why this song resonates so much. I've never been particularly interested in doing just what I'm supposed to. I've always found myself gravitating toward people, places, and ideas that sit a little outside of what's expected. The communities I've felt most at home in have always valued authenticity over perfection, vulnerability over hiding, and emotional honesty over neat categories of feeling.
It's Okay to Cry
Written by Nadia and performed with her kids. A gentle reminder that crying makes us human.
Listen below, or click here to download