Crooked Zipper is a nonprofit organization focused on arts, literacy, and sustainability. We are building actions to support our vision and mission.

Alex is a mixed Islander who creates block prints, felts wool into into natural representations, and makes ceramics. She enjoys climbing, playing board games, making stuff up in the kitchen, and adventures of all kinds. She lives with her husband and their furry creatures in St. Paul, MN.

Monica is a bilingual queer Chilean-American who engages communities through writing and artistic practices involving magical realism, joy, and play. She lives with her wife, niece, and nephew in Minneapolis, MN where she befriends local librarians, mend clothes, and stoop sit. 

Nicole is a queer writer, artist, and educator of Scandinavian descent. Their work seeks to make the invisible, visible. They enjoy cavorting with insects, eating fibrous fruit, and collecting misplaced postal rubber bands. Nicole and their wife, along with their niece and nephew, live in a cozy and colorful home in Minneapolis, MN.