SHANNON GERARD crochets (a lot), makes books, quilts political protest banners and produces site-specific textile installations. As a professional mischief maker, her public/pedagogical projects emphasize the materials and ethos of independent publishing as social-political engagements. Shannon is an Associate Professor in Publications and Print Media at OCAD University and an herb & flower enthusiast.
Current projects include Plant Parenthood, a farm-based publishing imprint that so far includes a radical seed subscription club and zines about herb production and Terroir, a book series exploring the relationships between small scale farming, food sovereignty, climate action, radical pedagogy, and liberation movements.