I began stitching Living and Dying Under Dobbs in April of 2025.

Here are some of its travels since then.

Nametag on lanyard for event Abortion Stories on the Hill

exhibits and other activism

  • Displayed at campaign fundraiser for Illinois Attorney General Kwame Raoul. Highland Park, IL. August 20, 2026.

  • Solo exhibit. Montana Book Company, Helena, MT. July 8-11, 2026.

    —Artist talk on July 9 with special guest Anne Angus, a reproductive rights advocate affiliated with Free & Just. I tell Anne’s story in Volume 8. Book sales benefited the Montana Abortion Access Program.

  • To mark the fourth anniversary of Dobbs, I was invited to participate in “Abortion Stories on the Hill,” sponsored by Free & Just. Washington DC. June 23-25, 2026. See photos.

  • Solo exhibit. Albright Gallery, Lake Forest College, March 3-29, 2026. See photos and visitor responses.

    —Opening reception followed by panel discussion with reproductive rights advocates Dr. Kristin Lyerly, OBGYN and lead plaintiff in case that restored abortion access in Wisconsin after Dobbs, and Gracie Ladd, affiliated with Free & Just. I tell her story in Volume 7.

publications

  • Self-published print book with selected images and stories from the project. Second printing, September 2026. See preview.

    —To purchase, email me at underdobbs@proton.me. I do not profit from sales.

presentations

  • U.S. Feminism(s): Theory and Practice course, Lake Forest College, November 24, 2026.

  • Feminism and Popular Culture course, Lake Forest College, November 19, 2025.