About Willow!
Hi there. I’m Willow! I'm a theologian, spiritual director, and artist, informed by multicultural and neurodivergent experiences on the margins of society. I am also a visual artist, writer, brand communications consultant, and former community organizer. 6w5, INTP. Isaiah 61:1-4. 🌳
Things I'm doing now:
This section has moved to the new Now Page!
Community engagement:
There was a time when I was very actively engaged in the community as a volunteer, both on short-term and long-term assignments. Since I moved away from the city of Portland, I have cut down on this due to the time and money it requires to go into the city (and there aren't many local opportunities).
Also:
My current involvements are all things I can do remotely.
- OpenStreetMap (since 2017): Mainly, I observe changes in the local community as I walk or bike, and update any information on local businesses and building uses.
- The Spotter Network (since 2024): I observe and report weather events such as hail and tornadoes (which are rare in this part of the planet). The Spotter Network has a close working relationship with the NOAA National Weather Service.
- Community Collaborative Rain, Hail, and Storm Network (CoCoRaHS - since 2024): Using a Stratus rain gauge, I measure daily precipitation. The data is used by meteorologists and hydrologists, as well as being made available to the general public on maps.cocorahs.org. CoCoRaHS also has a close working relationship with the NOAA NWS.
Fun things I have done:
- 2018-2020: I ran a small art gallery inside a retreat center in Oregon's Coast Range, and curated rotating monthly shows (the last show, held in 2020, was fully virtual in Second Life and OSgrid due to COVID-19!) and hosted a few other events.
- 2008-2016: I have exhibited my art in several galleries and art festivals during this period, including having two solo shows (at Secret Hideout Studio and TaborSpace).
- 2011-2015: I was a very active member and organizer of the Occupy movement, including serving as a board member of a related non-profit 501(c)(4) corporation. In October and November 2011, I spent a total of 40 days in the encampment!
- 2005-2006: I was a member of the Liberty Hall Collective, a non-profit community center/event space run as a workers' collective in Portland, Oregon.
- I have been an art model for local fine artists of photographic and non-photo media, as well as for non-instructed life drawing groups.
- 1995-1996: I was in a bizarre long-distance relationship when I was too young to have much discernment. One time, during our infatuation phase, we were on the phone for a full 12 hours straight, between Seattle and Calgary.
- 1995-1996: I took journalism classes in college, and soon I took over the production and editing of the college newspaper. It was when newspaper production was gradually becoming digital. Adobe PageMaker was my friend (although I did all the production on an Apple PowerMac, digital photography was still not a thing and flatbed scanners did not produce quality scans, and sending a weekly issue of a 16-page tabloid paper over the phone line to the press would have taken several hours, so we still used halftones, light tables, and X-Acto knives!).
A lengthier "about me" statement for professional use
About this Gemini/Gopher/WWW site
Credits, Copyright, and Privacy
Online here since May 16, 2022, as willowashmaple.xyz
willowashmaple.sbs since Dec. 5, 2024
Last updated on Jan. 2, 2026
This site is accessible from the World Wide Web, Gopher, and Gemini, and is hosted at smol.pub.
Everything is kept deliberately simple and minimalist. Both Gopher and Gemini are mainly plain-text-based media.
Please note that only the "articles" (blog) section of the site is available through Gopher. Additionally, the attached images are not displayed on Gopher.
Privacy (updated)
Beginning March 22, 2023, the WWW version of this site collects a small set of user data for simple statistical purposes. This is done without the use of JavaScript and cookies, and thus, no personally identifiable information (PII) can be collected in any way. The only information I can know from this is your location (only the country and the first-order subnational division if available); your browser type and operating system; and the default language setting for your browser. I do not have ways to know which page(s) you have visited, how you got there, or whether you are a repeat visitor, as it has no capability for user tracking. This data is processed by the NLNet Foundation's GoatCounter using its servers located within the European Union. Gemini and Gopher users are not automatically counted in this manner.
There are no cookies, advertising, trackers, or bells and whistles. No personal data is ever collected here. If you like what you see here, please let me know by writing to me (I strongly encourage the habit of encrypting emails; my PGP public key is found at https://keys.openpgp.org) as that's the only way I would know you've been here!
Accessibility
As this site is mostly text-based and contains no scripting, it should be fully compatible with screen readers.
Any Web browsers, including Lynx and Links, are welcome here.
Gopher browsers
- For Linux and Unix: in the command line interface (bash), try
or
- For the desktop Mozilla Firefox browser, look for OverbiteWX or OverbiteNX add-on to enable Gopher support.
- For Linux, Unix, and Chromebook: The Kristall browser is a good GUI option (go to Settings and enable Gopher protocol first, as it is disabled by default).
- For desktop Chrome, Edge, Opera, and Vivaldi browsers, look for Burrow: Gopherspace Explorer extension in the Chrome Web Store to enable Gopher support.
- For Android, there's the Overbite browser, which has now been updated for Android 12. http://gopher.floodgap.com/overbite/d?android
Try Gopher in your web browser
Gemini browser
- For the desktop Mozilla Firefox browser: look for Geminize add-on to enable Gemini support.
- For Linux/Unix (GUI, Qt-based) and Chromebook: Kristall is a simple but powerful Gemini and Gopher browser. It is available as an AppImage, thus it requires no dependency packages or installation. Chromebook users can use this browser by enabling Croustini Linux support and executing the AppImage from the Debian shell (Bash, not to be confused with Crosh).
- For Android: Buran is a small, lightweight Gemini browser app with a small APK size. To download, go to https://github.com/Corewala/Buran - or use F-Droid (not available on Google Play Store).
- For Linux/Unix (CLI): Download this simple text-based browser (written in Python, no dependencies, no compilation needed) at https://tildegit.org/solderpunk/AV-98
The URL for this site in Gemini is gemini://willowashmaple.sbs (note the gemini:// part). If your browser returns a security certificate error, try the alternate URL, gemini://willowashmaple.smol.pub
Try Gemini in your web browser
Download Buran browser for Android
Credits
On the Web version of this site:
- Pretty background image: by Loretta Rosa on Unsplash.com (cc0)
- Typeface used: Tulia, by Rebekka Marleaux.
Cover photo: by Josh Hild on Unsplash.com (cc0)
Copyright
Contents of this site marked as "posts" (i.e., blog articles) may be freely used under the terms of the Cooperative Nonviolent Public License (CNPLv7+). All other uses require the express permission of the author. Contents of this site marked as "pages" are exceptions to this, and may not be republished, redistributed, or reused in any way without the express permission of the author.
Neighbors
Check out some of the other sites hosted on this server.
The fiefdom
Visit the Willow-land (if you dare!).
Land acknowledgments
Willow wishes to acknowledge this land, which has for thousands of years been the traditional home of the Atfalati (Tualatin Kalapuya) nation. Today, this place is still the home to many indigenous people from across this continent, including those of the modern-day Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde.
Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
Chinuk Wawa learning Android app from the Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde
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