I have always looked for ways in which to be creative. After dabbling in photography when I was a teenager, I moved onto writing and poetry for many years. I came back to photography in the digital age, buying myself a Canon Rebel XT in 2005. I began a journey of discovery in August of 2006 by taking a self-portrait every day for two years. During that time I not only learned much about myself, but also about photography—about what works and doesn’t work; about processing techniques; about artistry.
I try to capture in photographs my view of the world...sometimes that is optimistic, sometimes cynical, and other times filled with wonder. I seek to create an emotional response.
I approach most of my self-portraits in the same way, but with them I am able to convey more emotion and intimacy. My aim is for them to invoke a true discourse between artist and viewer that forges a greater understanding of what makes us utterly—and sometimes painfully—human.
Photography: Exhibitions and Publications
Feb. 2009, Self-Indulgent Crap (sic): A Two Woman Show, Made By Hand Gallery, Philadelphia, Pa.
Dec ’08-Feb. 2009, Art for Under $100, Sweet Mabel, Narberth, Pa.
June-Sept. 2008, Art of the State Exhibition, State Museum, Harrisburg, Pa.
August 2008, She Took Her Own Picture: Selections from the Female Self-Portrait Artist Support Group, group published, available on Blurb
May 2008, Fitness Magazine New York, New York (print and online)
February 2008-Present, CleanGrip Solutions (online)
2007, A Different View, a collection of photographs shot through the viewfinder, self published, available in my Blurb Store
2007, I, Photo, A Discovery of Self in 365 Days, self published, available in my Blurb Store
Nov. 3, 2007 – Feb. 3rd, 2008, Crowning Glory Exhibition, Hat Works Museum Stockport, UK
October 2007, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust London, UK (online)
2006, Schmap: Philadelphia (online and for download)
2006 – 2008, A self-portrait every day for two years.
