Contemplative

Flew down to the LA area last May for a wedding. Obviously, rehearsals are not terribly interesting to a kid, so we explored the church grounds and kiddo found a tree to rest on. I’m really enjoying Procreate and I’m still trying to get the hang of layers, and finding textures I want to use […]

Just keep sketching

The summer was on the slower side when it came to activities. Not much adventuring, and probably too much time spent at home. But during that time I did take to coloring, sketching, and playing with the illustration program Procreate. I enjoyed using layers to trace photos I’ve taken and just play around with them. […]

Creative Sparks

I am not a great artist, but I do like to pick things up and just try things. This summer, I’m home with the kiddo, and finding ways to fill the time. Another great excuse for all this is that I’ve been sick at home, so I am crafting-in-quarantine. So far… Playing with play dough. […]

It’s okay to feel these things

Day 2,357. Today was supposed to be the day. The child would be well enough for school. Fever free for more than 24 hrs. Symptoms better. But the 4am coughing fit followed by gagging… yah. No go. I woke up late for an appointment I had downtown in an hour. My head was pounding. I’d […]

Collaboration with studio cornix

A quick merge of images by myself and Shelly Smith aka Studio Cornix Shelly is an illustrator who collects water and soil samples from all over the world, and draws elaborate versions of the microorganisms that she finds in them. She also extracts pigments from what she algae and other fun plants that she uses […]

dry run

farewell to thee

Ever since I had a menstrual cycle I remember thinking it would be hard for me to have a child. I knew being pregnant wasn’t something that would accidentally happen to me. And it never did. Not accidentally. I had imagined what a child of mine would look like with partners. They were always beautiful […]

We are being tested

hello. it’s been a while.

October 13, 2024 On the other side of whatever this fresh hellish discomfort is, I desperately hope, there is some sort of reprieve. That within reach is a rope that isn’t frayed that I can use to pull myself out and up. And then a bed with a pillow that holds and transforms my most […]

Seattle Center

My husband’s parents flew in to town to meet their grandson for the first time. We gave them the Seattle tour and I got some time to practice shooting. It’s been a really long time, and even though Seattle Center is one of those places that’s photographed thousands, if not a million times a second, […]