guest post by Jillian Sandell
Jillian Sandell (she/her) is an artist, writer, and educator who lives in Joshua Tree, California. During cancer treatment in 2016, she was inspired by Lynda Barry’s daily journal activity and began drawing as a way to process her experiences. Those early rough sketches turned into an ongoing art practice that now includes a variety of works on paper, including zines, block prints, drawings, watercolors, and risographs. Before becoming an artist, Jillian taught gender studies for two decades and her work is shaped by a feminist sensibility – focusing on the politics of everyday life, including the aftermath of cancer treatment, living in the desert, environmental and food justice, grief, and love. Jillian is an active member of the Joshua Tree art community, and has shown her work in galleries, community spaces, and zine fests around the US southwest. She is currently working on a graphic memoir about cancer treatment.
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