About ŌDE

Produced by St. Ōde Press, Ōde is an ongoing visual, audio, and literary project exploring the world’s irresistibly unique and compelling communities, cultures, and concepts. Ōde Volume One is a glimpse of life, art and the power of place on remote Orcas Island as seen through the heart and eyes of Ōde.

Made possible in part by a grant from the San Juan County Lodging and Tax Committee.

COFOUNDERS | CREATIVE DIRECTORS

Sara Cunningham Farish has been the co-owner of the historic Outlook Inn and New Leaf Cafe on Orcas Island for two decades, starting at the age of 23. She passionately practices the art of ceramics, screen printing, and kindness. She is admired for raising funds for the performing arts and supporting non-profits that help children and those in need.

Ayn Carrillo Gailey is an author and award-winning editor whose work has appeared on The New York Times Bestseller list, been adapted to film, and translated into numerous languages. She is a graduate of UCLA and Harvard and loves inspiring other artists, volunteering with arts and education non-profits and mentoring teen writers through her non-profit, Novel Lab. She is excited to be a newly elected school board director on Orcas Island.

PRODUCTION TEAM*

Sara Farish—Layout + Design

Ayn Gailey—Editor-in-Chief

Sarah Cooper—Manager of Minor Miracles

Samuel W. Gailey—Editorial + Web Build

Paul Huber—Design Consultant + Mentoring

* We hope you’ll read about the artists and writers and photographers who helped make Ode possible. We are so grateful to them.