Immortelle Society Papers

The Early Years of Immortelle: 2022 — Resolve

If 2021 was the year Immortelle learned how to be seen,2022 was the year she learned how to stand when tested. This was a year that asked difficult questions — not of the work, but of its keeper. ...

The Early Years of Immortelle: 2021 — Ascension

If 2020 was the year Immortelle learned how to hold herself,2021 was the year she learned how to be seen. This was a pivotal year — not because something new was invented, but because something lo...

The Early Years of Immortelle: 2020 — The Year of Stewardship

In 2020, the world went quiet. The Ohio Renaissance Festival did not open its gates, and the rhythm that had come to define each year was suddenly interrupted. There were no crowds, no gatherings,...

The Early Years of Immortelle: 2019 - The House Emerges

By 2019, Immortelle had outgrown her original walls. What had taken root the year before was now pressing outward—not from excess, but from necessity. The work had expanded in clarity and ambition...

The Early Years of Immortelle: 2018 - Taking Root

In 2018, Immortelle stopped moving. This was the year the work chose to remain. I purchased the structure that would become Immortelle’s permanent home within the Ohio Renaissance Festival grounds...

The Early Years of Immortelle: 2017 - The Year of Luna

Luna entered Immortelle at the precise moment permanence became necessary. By the end of the 2016 season, it was clear that the work could not remain provisional. What had begun beneath an acorn t...