Caliche Fields

Caliche fields lives upon the prehistoric ruins of the permian basin; an ma candidate specializing in the poetry of sor juana inés de la cruz. they're rooted in interdisciplinary natures and their work dwells within the kitchen, its sciences and philosophies. Caliche fields [fka louis shadylane] or simply caliche is a drag artiste, costume designer, photographer and poet; they identify as a queer sioux tejanx. geologically, caliche is a sedimentary rock sold via signs on the sides of roads in west texas. it binds itself to transients and is deposited everywhere they go. due to the high volume of traffic of the permian basin, sex work is a significant component of the oil & gas industry: "while he's away from his wife, he's plowing through these caliche fields". caliche fields forever.

Early Life
Caliche grew up in the trans-pecos region & permian basin, texas.

Goals
Caliche navigates the relative nature of truth by means of the verbal and the visual, discovering and uncovering new connections between fashion, the fine arts, and poetry.

Inspiration
Caliche aims to highlight the indigenous experience, the transient and wandering essence, and explore relationships between the dimensions. as stella dubois once said, "don't hang back with the brutes!" –«yo lx peor de todxs»

Philosophy
On philosophy, Caliche says "'I believe that literature enriches life through its complexity. words cannot be buried in the bindings of a book, but blossom into an examination of the audience’s identity and subjectivity. i embrace that the many facets of literature and its sister arts as a means to actively engage and empower my words, actualizing their potential.'"

Works

 * daily drunk magazine
 * sublunary review
 * the pink plastic house
 * the haunted dollhouse