Brief:
Brainripples is a creative services provider in writing, editing, research, design, and training. brainripples.com hosts three blog channels featuring projects from the Studio, Forest, and Garden.
Jade Blackwater is a writer and artist from the Pacific Northwest. She creates content for print and web as the owner of Brainripples. Jade writes poetry and fiction, and encourages fellow artists to pursue their own, unique voice.
Bio:
Jade Leone Blackwater grew up among the evergreens of Seattle, Washington and enjoys a life-long love affair with all things green and growing. Jade earned her Bachelor of Arts from The Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington where she studied forest ecology under Dr. Nalini Nadkarni, and later supported the production of Nadkarni’s book, Between Earth and Sky: Our Intimate Connections to Trees (University of California Press, 2008).
Brainripples (www.brainripples.com) is Jade Blackwater’s creative consultancy, specializing in effective copywriting for businesses and individuals. She is recognized for her ability to rapidly gather, organize, and prepare information for publication. Her writing and editing portfolio includes articles, newsletters, brochures, magazine ads, marketing materials, web content, and other media.
Jade’s recent poetry appears in Line Zero, The Monongahela Review, on her blog, and elsewhere on the æther. She is a Co-Manager for The Festival of the Trees blog carnival, and blogs independently on ecology and conservation, art and creativity, and sustainability and gardening. Jade is a member of the Pacific Northwest Writers Association, Pennwriters, PoetsWest, and Willamette Writers. When Jade isn’t writing she can usually be found getting dirty in the garden or hiking the local forests.
