Summer workshops at Cascabel Press
Summer is almost here in Portland, Oregon, the home of Cascabel Press studio. A big part of my practice as an artist revolves around education, and summer is often the...
Musings
On the road again
On the road Traveling is one of my great passions and I feel lucky when I find myself out in the world looking around. Next weekend we are off to...
My Adventure - Life Drawing
If you have been reading my blog, or perhaps you are a student or friend, I have likely suggested making self-portraits as a good challenge. Self-portrait photographs are not that...
Why I Collect Art
I spent last weekend in a convention hall with 13,000 people who love to look at and collect art. I thrived. I am a person who spends most days working...
Giving ourselves permission
I find myself wondering why it is hard to give myself permission to fail at something new. I totally get that y’all are tired of hearing me talk about my...
From the other side of the desk.
I was invited to teach a workshop for the first time in 2008. I was terrified. Turns out being a workshop instructor was a very good fit for me. It...
New Year's Intentions 2026
For many years past, I set up “New Year's Resolutions” for myself. This year, I am taking a different path. Said path may lead to the same place as all...
Thank you & Why I make pictures
This past holiday, I have been reminded, again: I am grateful to have people collect my work. I thank you, all of you,
Risky Business
After many years working as a photographer, I am beginning to find it important and rewarding to take risks with my work......
Moving away from the subject
Lately I've been striving to somehow move away from making subject-driven photographs. By that I mean, I want my pictures to be about something more than just what I'm pointing...
Why Exhibit ?
Why exhibit ? For a number of reasons, it is not often that I am in a gallery exhibition, mostly because I am self-represented, and that can be a conflict....
Process and how I learned photography
As I look back at my time in photography, I see that, first in college, and later on my own, I mostly studied how photographs were made. I felt like...
Why I teach
Why I teach I have just returned home from teaching a weekend workshop in Seattle, a 4 hour drive from Cascabel Press in Portland. The time in the car driving...
The Project
The project: I have only recently started working within the framework of the project. I have been lucky for all the years I worked as a photographer to enjoy being...
Community in strange times
I have been thinking lately about how I as an artist and my friends who are also making art can better manage our outcomes. I'm not really talking about how...
My book project has a life of its own
As I am working on my current handmade book Prague I find myself discovering and learning new things everyday and I love it. It has made keeping up with my...
New Work
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