My name is Connie Rose Coady-Matisse.

I am a co-founder of East Fork, a manufacturer of ceramic dinnerware in Asheville, North Carolina that I operated alongside my husband, Alex, and business partner, John, until stepping away in 2023.

I am a writer engaged in scriptio and lectio divina of J.R.R Tolkien’s The Lord of the Rings.

I am a teacher, building curriculum that uses literature as a vessel for spiritual and psychological inquiry, currently seeking opportunities to teach in The Lord of the Rings and Doestoevsky’s The Brother’s Karamazov.

I am an interdisciplinary artist making art to show my friends and family how I love them.

I am a steward and secretary of Tepeyac Mountain Sanctuary.

I am a student of inter-spiritual theology, looking forward to supporting others in spiritual formation and direction in the future.

I am the mother of two spirited girls, a devoted wife, and a servant of the secret fire.