Eliza Strauss-Jenkins (she/her) grew up in southern France and currently resides in Philadelphia.

Her artistic mediums include printmaking (of all varieties), creative writing, photography, drawing, paper mâché, fiber arts, and anything else she can get her hands on.

At Sable, I've spent a lot of my time in the Stump Hut writing - using the typewriter as my main tool to play with the layout of my poems. I drew mystical lands for abstract creatures on a large roll of kraft paper using paint markers, pencil, pastels, and even finger paints. I also spent a hilarious amount of time (in collaboration with my small but mighty cohort) dreaming up all the various ways we could honor the mythical Guinea Hen. We imagined improv wordless theater, paper mâché sculptures, and Guinea Hen themed masquerade balls... Lastly, I read, made and ate delicious meals, weeded in the rain-shine, swam in icy water, looked for rocks, shoveled manure, and laughed endlessly.

My fun fact is that I've broken my left arm twice.