I am a selfish artist. I have no problem admitting that, as well as the ways in which I am selfish. I create for myself. I am interested in satisfying my curiosity. I create by myself. I like to work alone. I create because I love to test my potential. I create I hope people will like what I contribute to the world. Up until a certain point, those were my reasons for creating. I started noticing a pattern in…
One week in and I can’t think of a better way to be spending my summer. The mornings are cool and dark and peaceful, my editing sessions are filled with tea and music, and my afternoons are for working. Evenings bring walks and yoga and cooking up new recipes. Nights bring Star Trek and reading. When I began creating images years ago, I was just out of college (technically still in the very end semester), and I had nothing to…
There is nothing that I love more than being in the forest creating a self-portrait, because that means I am spending time where I feel most alive and I get to see myself as a character filled with magic. I want so badly to be a woodland creature, spending my time among the animals, communing with them. Self-portraiture allows for that to be a reality. When I create I’m often running back and forth between my spot where I’m posing…
This week on the Promoting Passion video blog I get to explore a much sought after location with one of my favorite models, Jen Brook. We spent an entire weekend shooting while I was hosting a retreat, but when that was all over we still couldn’t get enough. So, while driving away from the retreat, we made a B-line over to this location that a couple of my friends helped me locate. It was stunning, and I had an idea…