Groundswell Project

Written By Allison Wyper

Photo: Kegan Marling

In William’s first-ever solo ritual in 2010, he wrote, “My dream is to be a generous-hearted and beloved elder in a tribe of queer-spirit folk committed to reciprocal mirroring and consciousness-raising.”

That vision led to his living for over a year near Medford Oregon with a group of like-minded friends exploring intentional community. Then in 2013 in San Francisco, meetings with a group of faeries led to his purchase in 2014 of a former children’s camp in rural Mendocino County, California. Named Groundswell, it became a retreat center and sanctuary for the SF Bay Area queer community and more. After seven tumultuous years full of learning, the collective running the retreat center dissolved in 2021.

More about the Groundswell project

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."
http://rhizomaticarts.com
Previous

Sixtieth Birthday Celebration
Next

Seventieth Birthday Celebration