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...
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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...
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...
New Work
