“Loss and the Lilypad,” was an art show and grief ritual, a different kind of home funeral, that I hosted late August 2024. I invited several friends to install their artwork throughout the Lily Pad, my soon-to-be demolished home in Manila CA. On the side porch and entry, Rachel K. Bury. In the studio, Courtney Cross & Kristen Whalen. Richelle Porter’s work was installed on the fence. It was a beautiful celebration of endings. Warm, heavy, and light, all at the same time. After her last hurrah, The Lily Pad was demolished early in September.

The photos below are from Firefly Mizera, who lovingly documented the event.