soiled archives

soiled archives.

art. education. spirituality. anti-colonial praxis.


  • co-director & textile and pigment artist working between natural dye processes, sustainable materials and Caribbean aesthetics. Her practice centers on reclaiming waste, transforming botanicals into vivid pigments, and reimagining ancestral craft through a contemporary lens. She received her technical training at Jefferson University. Working primarily with plant dyes, handmade bioplastics, and recycled fibers, she creates recycled denim and surface-based works that explore memory, ecology, and ritual. Haileen blends technical knowledge with intuitive creativity to develop sustainable color systems rooted in ecology and ancestral wisdom.

jesi with her cane on a farm
  • co-director & poet, artist, archivist, torah scholar, doula, model, and anti-colonial environmental scientist whose work and research centers colonized and criminalized communities. Their art is rooted in anti-ecocidal praxis and aims to inspire dialogue about dreaming, collective liberation, and being in anti-colonial relationships with our shared planetary homebody. Fae sometimes works as a waste consultant and educator on issues related to mass incarceration, waste colonialism, and critical religious studies. When she’s not creating, she’s laughing and dancing with her daughter. Their writing has been supported by fellowships from the Academy of American Poets, Brooklyn Poets, and the Hudson Valley Writers Center.

Do you need to hire a certified TRUE Advisor, Waste Consultant and Educator to:

— write an RFP?
— facilitate virtual and/or in-person educational workshops?
— teach a Lunch and Learn?
— design fliers, elevator screens, signage, and other promotional and/or educational materials?
— create social media content for your business?
— develop programming for your work retreat?
— train your staff on local waste-related infrastructure, laws, policies, and histories?
— host an educational trash- and recycling-themed birthday party?
— speak at your upcoming conference, gala, or event?

Email jesi@soiledarchives.com with the subject line “Waste Consult” to schedule a FREE fifteen minute meeting to discuss next steps!