welcome to my colorful life

I created this family portrait when we were all stuck home together during the pandemic. I call it "Quarantined". Just like that we were living a new life. Suddenly I was home schooling and my husband now worked out of my son's bedroom. The reality of raising five humans amid a world in chaos was overwhelming. I coped with creativity. I learned to paint. I started customizing dolls and writing stories. And every day I just did the best I could.

It was hard and beautiful in all the ways I'd never known. I didn't have clients. I wasn't getting published on the cover of a magazine or winning awards. No one paid me for anything I did. There were no more boxes left to check or strangers to impress. Instead, every day I focused on the humans around me and remembered how lucky I was to be surrounded by love. And color. And so much light. It was exactly what I needed in my life. I didn't have to photograph anyone. Instead, I got to choose to capture those I loved most. No doubt you'll notice portraits of my kids all over this site. But I can't offer you a more authentic representation of my work than the kind I grew from the womb up.

Now if you're curious to know all the professional photography boxes I checked pre-pandemic do scroll down; I will bust out the resume just for you. But on your way there, I hope you enjoy a peak at the art that hangs on my kitchen wall because it brings me more joy than anything on my resume. It's how we add color to an otherwise white snow day; if school gets cancelled, we make a mess with cereal and call it art!