Following the breadcrumbs

This year has been interesting on so many levels. When quarantine first hit, I spent the first 2 months or so catching up on lots of projects. Editing backlogs of images, submitting new work to companies I work with, working on my website, etc. but when all that was done I was tired. Tired of being on the computer all day, working my day job from home now and doing all of the art catchup I had been doing. I needed a break. My eyes needed a break. My brain needed a break, my body needed a break. I am always on the hunt for new mediums to try, new experiments to dabble in, new rabbit holes to fall down. And let me tell ya- I fell down some, hard and fast!

One such rabbit hole was making inks from wild plants. That project led to a fun body of work I have yet to share - but hope to soon! After that came MANY rabbit holes down into alternative photography and more specifically to camera less photography. I worked with lumen prints, chemigrams, and anthotypes. These experiments have led to my current work. I’m not even sure what to call the process but I will be sharing it with you very soon!

The Alchemy Collection was also born during this time as I studied light leaks and souping film before processing.

All of this to say that while I had no idea where all of this was taking me, I knew I was enjoying the process. I love learning new techniques and I’ve been learning more about nature, plants, and energy and I LOVE IT! I think it’s so important to never stop learning, especially when it comes to our passions.

One of my first experiments with camera-less photography

If you have been itching to try something new, what are you waiting for? You never know where it may lead you.