tactile - honest - slow
In my own efforts to combat fascism by cultivating a relentless love for myself and a practice in slowing down time, I pursue all things analog. I have a deep need to make things I can hold in my hands and communicate in ways that take time and last.
I have two projects grounding me in these efforts:
🔗Analog
I have built a darkroom in my house. This is a dreamy turn towards myself and my personal practice—a full-circle moment. Spending time in the darkroom is pure magic: the smell of the chemistry, the rhythm, the mental exercise, the creativity. How slow and quiet it is, and the absolute thrill of seeing an image emerge from a blank page.
I spent many nights this way as a young person in college, and even further back, during my independent study hours in high school. I had a teacher who believed in me enough to buy me an enlarger and help me build my first darkroom in a closet in the Broughton High School wood shop.
🔗Post
A mail practice, an exploration in community, communication, and archive. Letter writing and printed newsletters of all kinds.
"No newsletters" is what I am calling it now. The kind of words that go into the heart and create presence, rather than dislocate. I have a desire to hear from people and to share writings, images, poems, memories, recipes. I want to collect and hold an archive of people I am connected to—my own tactile social media—that I can then share with you through post. This is a slow process fueled by experience and relationship to time and distance.
🔗Sessions
Book a film photography session with me—a fully analog experience from start to finish.
I am so fueled by creating documentation of this life that cannot be wiped away from a hard drive or internet server. It is deeply important to take time to preserve the life you lead now—yourself, your family, your animals.
I am interested in making film sessions affordable—please reach out directly for a film session and let's talk.
Book a digital portrait session—I also print digital images.
To book a photography session, please fill out this [FORM].
Here is a link to a list of my many other offerings that take digital form.
🔗Website Work
While I am deep in the practice of analog, as the Gemini rising that I am, I absolutely love building digital worlds that communicate the personality and work of my clients.
I am so inspired by the people who have hired me to build their websites. This is work that I am good at, and I love to do.
I specialize in simple, streamlined websites that are user-friendly. My process is designed to get you set up with a website that feels authentic to who you are and what you do, and that you can then manage yourself beyond its creation. I will be here to help you develop the site further with larger structural changes, but for the most part, it is important to leave you autonomous in making small and frequent updates as you grow and change.
Websites are living things and should evolve as you do.
Fill out this [FORM] if you are interested in working with me in this way.
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Thank you so much for taking this time with me.
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