follow your heart.
I have a passion for
living authentically
&
cultivating community
Hanwe pi ki. Good day.
For years I traveled the country searching for home. Since arriving in central Wisconsin, I have created a homestead on the Tomorrow River, opened a sustainable general store, started a gender creative family and nurtured many collaborative relationships.
I am an Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska tribal citizen committed to both my Baxoje and ᏣᎳᎩ (Cherokee Nation) communities. I am Bear Clan, (Fee, Banks) and Omaha descent (Barada).
I currently serve on the ITKN Powwow Committee. I am also currently running for office to be President for the Village of Nelsonville. My favorite volunteer work though is once a week in my kiddos 4-K class. :)
Current Endeavors
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Tomorrow River Homestead
Rue and Zay have revived a historical rural building into a thriving short term rental that has been celebrated for its creative and inlcusive mission.
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Process General Store
Rue founded this curated shop and refillery in 2019. It currently focuses on low waste home goods and personal care items that inspire a more sustainable lifestyle.
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Freelance Creative Director
Rubina has been working as a freelance artist for over 15 years. From running a gallery, photographing clients to building websites, Rue is passionate about each project.
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Create Community is a podcast interviewing entrepreneurs to discover how they center community through their life's work in Central Wisconsin.
curriculum vitae
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2025 Outstanding Achievement in Waste Reduction & Recycling, Associated Recyclers of Wisconsin [AROW]
2025 Tribal Business Certification, Continuing Education and Outreach, UWSP
2025 Backing Small Businesses Enhancement Grants, National Main St and American Express
2024 Minor Opportunity Grant, Wisconsin Humanities
2024 Backing Small Businesses Enhancement Grants, National Main St and American Express
2015 Certificate Program Fellowship, Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland, OR
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2024 Presentation, Hinkigowi | We Feast Together, (Native foodways project), Funded by Wisconsin Humanities Minor Opportunity Grant
2021-2024 Presentations, Low Waste Lifestyle, Midwest Renewable Energy Association Annual Energy Fair, Central Wisconsin
2020 Presentation, Running the Rural Residency: Equity, Access & Peer Exchange, Common Field
2019 Presentation, Creative & DIY Vocations, Inside and Outside Academy, U of M, Farmington, ME
2019 Panel Presentation, DIY Residencies in Non-urban Environments: Building Visibility, Diversity and Sustainability Outside an Urban-centric Art World, Common Field, Philadelphia, PA
2017 Studio and Workshop Assistant, Wildcraft Studio School, Portland, OR
2017 Artist Residency, Sou’Wester, Seaview, WA
2015 Floor Loom Weaving Residency, Las Granadas, Teotitlan del Valle, Oaxaca, Mexico
2014 Fiber Spinning Workshop with Franziska Horeth, The Green Wheel, Dresden, Germany
2014 Artist Residency, Sou’Wester, Seaview, WA
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2020-Current Process General Store, Founder & Co-Owner Central Wisconsin
2017-Current Tomorrow River Homestead (Arts & Lodging), Founder & Co-Owner, Nelsonville, WI
2015-Current Freelance Creative Director, Photographer, Content Writer, Web Designer, National, USA
2023 Deisgn Work, Climate Resiliency Report Design for Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska
2017 Abandon by Mary Samuels, Publisher, Portland, OR
2016 - 2017 Prior Day Farm, Farm Manager & Community Programming, St. Johns, Portland, OR
2016 - 2017 The Pigeons Studio & Gallery, Creative Director/Owner, Portland, OR
2016 How To Treat The Sky by Grant Gerald Miller, Publisher, Portland, OR
2016 1001 Literary Journal, Publishing Supervisor, Portland, OR
2016 of/the, Self-Published, Portland, OR
2016 Object : Intention, Co-Curator with Coleman Stevenson and Aspen Farer, The Pigeons Studio & Gallery, Portland, OR
2015 Frankie, Tiny Home/Artist Studio, Designer and Creator, Wild Rose, WI
2015 Free Body Project , Production Designer, Portland, OR
2013 Little People, Big World : TLC, Associate Producer, Hillsboro, OR
2012 - 2013 Timebomb (music video directed by Jake Lyons), Production Designer, Portland, OR
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2019 Group Exhibition, Textiles, Waupaca Library, Waupaca, WI
2017 Group Exhibition, Marrow Tarot, Marrow, Portland, OR
2017 Group Exhibition, Fermenting Feminism, Broken Dimanche Press/Büro BDP, Berlin, BRD
2017 Group Exhibition, Fermenting Feminism, Front/Space, Kansas City, MO
2017 Group Exhibition, Fermenting Feminism, Critical Distance Centre for Curators, Toronto, QC
2016 Juried Exhibition, Blue Moon Customer Show, Portland, OR
2016 Collaborative Exhibition, Seven Segments, The Pigeons Studio & Gallery, Portland, OR
2016 Group Exhibition, Image + Text, The Pigeons Studio & Gallery, Portland, OR
2016 Collaborative Exhibition, In Summer We Fall In Love, The Pigeons Studio & Gallery, Portland, OR (with painter, Erica Peebus)
2014 Group Exhibition, Unbecoming, Composition Gallery, Portland, OR
2014 Group Exhibition, Shutter to Think, Phillip St Gallery, Albany, NY
2014 Juried Exhibition, 2nd Annual Juried Exhibition of PSU Student Work, Littman & White Gallery, Portland, OR
2013 Group Exhibition, Fourteen, Place Gallery, Portland, OR (curated by, Tabitha Nikolai)
2012 Group Exhibition, T.B.D., Boom Bap!, Portland, OR
2012 Solo Exhibition, Resonant Frequency, Boom Bap!, Portland, OR
2012 Group Screening, Old Friends & New Beginnings, Clinton Street Theatre, Portland, OR
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2018 - 2022 Facilitator, Anthroposophical Biography Work for Professional Development
2017-2020 Creative Practices, Independent Youth Arts Educator, Nelsonville, WI
2017 - 2019 Practical Arts & Handwork Teacher, Tomorrow River Community Charter School, Amherst, WI
2012 - 2017 Youth Educator, Saturday Academy, Portland, OR (Video, Sculpture, Fiber, Zines)
2010 - 2017 Bindfast 5! Bookbinding Instructor, Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland, OR
2015 Artist-in-Residence, Tomorrow River Community Charter School, Amherst, WI
2013 GirlPower! Senior Capstone Teaching Assistant, Portland State University, Portland, OR
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2023-Current Iowa Tribe of Kansas and Nebraska Powwow Committee Member
2018 - 2022 Member (Vice Chair 2018-2020) Central Sands Community High School Board, Amherst, WI
2019 - 2019 Member, Parks Commission of Nelsonville, WI
2022 Chair, The Commons Ad Hoc Committee, Nelsonville, WI
2017 - 2019 Water Committee Member, Nelsonville, WI
2017 - 2019 Board Member, Village of Nelsonville Village Board, WI
2015 - 2017 Bookbinding/Publishing Steward & Community Outreach Facilitator, IPRC, Portland, OR
2015 Event Staff, Midwest Renewable Energy Association, Amherst, WI
2013 - 2017 GirlPower! Facilitator, Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland, OR
2011-2013 Chief of Staff and Volunteer Coordinator, Experimental Film Festival PDX, Portland, OR
2010-2013 Letterpress Shop Steward, Independent Publishing Resource Center, Portland, OR
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