Storytelling through writing, mixed media art, and photography
Taking close-up photos of nature slows me down and helps me feel focused in the moment but also in the rest of my life, as well. In order to capture the forest floor or the still-covered-in-pollen stamen, I have to slow down and look – really look.
I love having a bit of nature hanging in my own home so I’d love to share that with you.
Featured Spring Photos
ABOUT
notice – [noh-tis ] – to pay attention to or take notice of; to perceive; become aware of; to mention or refer to; point out.
Photography, writing and art have always been a part of my life. Since they’ve always been there, I didn’t give much thought to why or what they do for me until I decided to pursue them more “formally”. From what I can tell they do at least these 2 things for me.
Noticing: I find the world to be an amazing, wonderous place. The more I notice, the more I notice. Looking for things to see, makes you focus, which gets you out of your head and allows you to let go of thinking for a while.
Thinking: If noticing takes me out of thinking for a while, it is simply because I do a lot of thinking. Writing is a way of recording what I’m thinking about and figuring out how I actually thinking about something. It is also a way to make a record of how something went, like a project. Or life.
RECENT JOURNAL ENTRIES
Writing has always been part of my creative process, whether that is art, design or even the art of figuring myself out. It is a way of paying attention and another way of creating. I write about a mix of events I’ve seen, books I’ve read, and thoughts about self-discovery. I have, as of recently, also been documenting my process and the work that I’m doing as a way of being accountable to myself, writing notes to my future self when I learn something, and figuring out the patterns that are woven through how I work and the work that I create.
Cherry Blossoms, Paint, and Perfectionism
It is challenging to work on a painting that currently neither looks like the photo you are using as a reference or what it could look like in your head.
Bluebeard: The Ensnaring “Romance”
The second spread in my art journal for a Bluebeard collage series using the prompt ‘fable’ from a Wanderlust course.
Bluebeard: Beginning Again
Rediscovering an art journal I abandoned, not far from the finish line, I decided to jump back in and see if I could make it happen this time.
