Rhys-Thorvald Hansen (they/them) is a queer folk artist and facilitator of Welsh and Norwegian descent living on the coast of the Salish Sea in the US exclave of Point Roberts, Washington. Raised and rooted in rural communities, Rhys brings a queer ecological lens to both their creative practice and community work. You can find their multimedia fiber art on instagram @rhys.earth, and connect with them about their facilitation work at www.parallax49.com.

I am so excited to share this podcast with the esteemed and inimitable Rhys~! We are new friends, though I think we have been circling each other for some time. As an artist and a creative facilitator Rhys is formidable: deep, intellectual, creative, subtle and magical. They work primarily in food systems sovereignty but also beyond and have started a wonderful integrated arts space in their home town. I find all their efforts quite inspiring and I imagine you will, too.