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...
Musings
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...
Without Limits
Lately I have been spending time thinking about my art making practice and the role it plays in our culture
Exploring Bohemia with my camera
After a week of exploring Prague and the surrounding area I am feeling like I am in my groove.
Out making pictures - Prague
Today, Tuesday, has been my first long day in Prague, and I am thrilled to be here making new work for my next edition of handmade books. After all day Sunday...
The home stretch, my first edition of handmade books will be finished this week
I have spent the last 3 months working on my first edition of hand made books and I am excited to say.......
The life of a photo romantic
I have often described myself as a photo romantic. When I say this, I'm thinking of the love affair I have with my work, the tools
Why I love historical process photography
I have to ask myself, “is it just that these old pictures are the ones I grew up with and so they are familiar to me?”
" Change is my middle name"
My family will tell you that I have many middle names. I often say to them " Fancy is my middle name" or Special, Dangerous, or Fluid, but these days...
