Justin McCoy is a multidisciplinary and interdisciplinary artist grounded in craft, ecology, and queer community.
Working in the convergent fields of community, ecology, art & design…
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I create things that are often nominally functional and hopefully poetic... there might be something in my online shop..
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I design and create interventions from the scale of landscape to domestic interior. A fire-resistant forest, a gathering walkway, a perennial garden, a library-dinning room, and more...
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I explore human connection through purposeful gatherings. maybe the intimacy of formal practice in Omotesenke Tea Ceremony. maybe the hedonistic exuberance of radicle faery adjacent retreats at the former Groundswell Community.
MY PRACTICE
… is iterative, observational and explorational, embracing transience and surprise, it originates from a queer & ecological perspective. It’s grounded in decades of Zen practice. It often involves elemental materials; earth, metal, water, wood, charcoal, time.
Let’s collaborate sometime, or at least drink tea!..