Shasha Du

My name is Shasha Du

My pronouns are: she/hers

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a Co-Founder & Creative Director of Wild Awake, a nonprofit org that curates immersive outdoor experiences for adults & youth to bring us closer to the earth, each other, and ourselves.

Ask me about: Visual arts/crafts, Marketing, Exercising/hiking, Music, Nonprofits, Photography, Graphic Design, Running a business, Political organizing & activism, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Creative writing

Website: www.shashaxdu.com

Instagram: @shalaladu

Angela DeCenzo

My name is Angela DeCenzo

My pronouns are: she/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a commercial and editorial portrait, food and travel photographer. I love being in nature, road trips, sewing & needlepoint, flea markets, thrift shopping, cooking healthy food, fermentation, movies, reading, caring for my houseplants, hanging out with my kids and infusing creativity into my everyday life.

Ask me about: Visual arts/crafts, Exercising/hiking, Photography, Running a business, Food & cooking, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I recently discovered the painter Artemisia, Gentileschi who was a feminist Baroque painter which inspired me to learn more about feminist artists from history. I'm also trying to learn more about Italian folk magic and how my ancestors infused that into their everyday lives. My kids and I taught ourselves to play Mahjong during lockdown and I'm trying to get better at playing. And always on the lookout for interesting subjects to photograph, currently working on a project on finding beauty in deteriorating objects, specifically mold.

Website: https://www.angeladecenzo.com

Instagram: @angeladecenzo

Twitter: @

Tessa Cheek

My name is Tessa Cheek

Email: tessa.cheek@gmail.com

My pronouns are: She/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a writer, especially into fiction and poetry :) My day job is in small biz/ brand/ marketing work -- I sling candles for a Colorado-based beeswax candle company called Bluecorn.

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Publicity, Marketing, Pet sitting, Housesitting, Exercising/hiking, Photography, Running a business, Film/TV, Political organizing & activism

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: I love going to poetry/lit readings of all kinds and attending workshops, free writes, etc. Also interested in dance, drawing and happy hours/ social timez

Website: tessa-cheek.com

Instagram: @cheektes

Twitter: @tessacheek

Kristin Keane

My name is Kristin Keane

Email: knkeane@gmail.com

My pronouns are: She/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: I'm a writer (fiction and creative non-fiction) and educational researcher

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Visual arts/crafts, Exercising/hiking, Photography, academic research

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: Interested in: writing creative non-fiction and fiction; running; yoga; art history; multimedia learning and literacy; contemporary literature and poetry; film; photography; volunteering and civic engagement in literacy

Want to know more about: effectively marketing and publicizing book launches (I have a book forthcoming in April and this is not my strength!); becoming a better quilter and cook

Website: www.thisisnotreallyhere.space

Instagram: @kitenearsink

Twitter: @kitenearsink

Michelle Yee

My name is Michelle Yee

Email: m@michelleyee.com

My pronouns are: She/her

I live in: San Francisco

What I do / What I’m into: writing, photography, collage

Ask me about: Writing/editing, Public speaking, Event planning, Visual arts/crafts, Exercising/hiking, Photography, Accounting/finance/investing, Carpooling, Gardening

What I'm interested in, or would like to learn more about: cooking, pickling / fermenting, baking, quilting, podcasting

Website: michelleyee.com

Instagram: @_michelleyee

Twitter: @_michelleyee