Alexander (Alessio) Monsanto

Personal Tributes
Written By Allison Wyper

Alessio und Wilhelm

I believe I first met William in 2011 or 2012. We saw each other when he lived in Southern Oregon at Wolf Creek. But we really began to know each other through his friendship with Jesse Oliver Sanford at the faerie house Grand Central.

It feels like meeting William was something that occurred naturally and at this point it happened so long ago that I could hardly remember when it was that we first met. I believe at first our relationship was through casual acquaintance at Grand Central. I remember getting drunk on wine with him a few times in the living room and that’s when our relationship truly began to grow. I was really interested in his love of etymology and linguistics which is something that he has passed down to me. When I returned from Seattle my relationship with him really started to grow and we became very close. After I left North America communication with him became more difficult but we remained in contact. Obviously this is very high-level overview of what our relationship truly consisted of and there’s no way that I could encapsulate it all inside of such a short paragraph. William is someone very important in my life and I think of him every single day. 

— Alessio Monsanto

Allison Wyper
I am an interdisciplinary artist with over a decade of experience providing administrative, marketing, and production support for artists and creative professionals nationwide. I founded Rhizomatic Arts to provide affordable professional consulting, training, and services to independent creatives and small companies. Rhizomatic Arts takes a holistic approach to creative sustainability, supporting the cultural eco-system on a grassroots, person-to-person level, empowering artists to take charge of their own careers within a supportive network of peers. Our Sustainability Network connects creatives with skills and resources to share, via a mutually-supportive gift economy. Our motto: "work independently, not alone."
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