Artist, seamstress, performance artist, and activist Rachel Znerold appears to have to her hands on a lot of different things.

She applies multiple layers of mixed media to build wonderfully tactile and colorful visual works. She resembles deconstructed and vintage materials to create hand-sewn fashion pieces. And she is a founding member of fAction SF, a collective of women designers and artists who use fashion and performance art as the medium for creating social change.

We recently caught up with this busy-bee with our Back Talk questions. Check out her answers here.

Featured on Ambassador’s “Pink Power” page, these cool sneakers are a daily reminder for young women that prevention is the cure, and a portion of the proceeds from each pair sold benefits Keep A Breast.
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Zenzi Art Director Rachel Znerold blogs in Elephant Journal about celebrating her first Easter in San Francisco with the Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence…

How Transvestite Nuns and Hunky Jesus Taught Me The Spirit of A Mindful Easter