“HideAways is a beautiful compilation of essays and artwork that takes me back to my own childhood retreats—the places where I disappeared to feel safe as the world revealed itself in new and often confusing ways. Not only is this a book about refuge, it is also itself a refuge.”

~ Caitlin Gutheil
Writer and librarian

“These essays are astonishing in their breadth of describing the way these women found to make space to be their authentic selves. The language is musical, varied, and often took my breath away.”

~ Anna Weidman
Assistant Dean Emerita, Arts & Humanities,
UC Berkeley 

“HideAways is all of these. A collection of intimate stories and images by living women artists, their private childhood treasures given away. So many of them, hung like honey chambers in a hive. One peers in and finds the person inside, ready to share.”

~ Amanda Moody
Singer, writer, performance artist

“I loved this book, the myriad of detailed childhood memories conjured up some lost memories of my own.  Childhood is such a rich creative place, and this book takes you right back to the freedom of play, revisiting the desire and creativity used in finding a hideaway free from the constraints of day-to-day life.”

~ Emma Coop
Artist, UK

“In this wild, frightening and frequently exhausting time…stories, pictures and poems provide much needed rest, room to breathe and reconsider, the opportunity for our own return to beginnings, to fundamentals, a reconnection to the female life force, to the deep reasons that we must renew our strength to continue to act on behalf of ourselves, our fellow humans and nature itself. A heartfelt thank you to all who contributed to this beautiful book.”

~ Kathleen Vail Au
Novelist and librarian

“… as I read many of the stories I was reminded of important parts of my life and how these remembered experiences have informed my present.  This compilation, along with the intent behind it, is a gift to me and will, I’m sure, be so for many others.”

~ Sandy Sohcot
Director, The World As It Could Be
Human Rights Education Program