I want to help you honor the love you have for and share with your non-human family. That's what I am about.
I am also about stories. Listening. Reflecting. Compassion. Laughing until I pee just a tiny bit in my pants and have to make a run for the toilet. Learning. Looking up, literally and figuratively. Hugs. Uncomfortable conversations. Grief. Hospice. Legacy. Rituals and ceremonies. Death and beautiful cycle of life. Creative expression. Inherent value of all lives. Sunbeams. Naps. Crying. Partnership. Rough edges. Massive dust bunnies and tumble floofs. Feeling loved and accepted.
Small talk stops me in my tracks. Highly polished photographs and paintings feel uncomfortable, because if I were in those spaces in real life I'd feel uncomfortable. Unsettled. Like I shouldn't touch anything.
I want to bring you comfort and the sense that you and your family are seen, heard, and honored. That can be a messy, emotional process and it's much more about reflecting on the connection you have and how you influence each other rather than what will look nice on your wall. My style is candid, conversational, and poignant, and my goal is to translate your emotional connection into something visual so you have it in front of you every day.
Your family is full of stories, and every one of those stories is important.
My family and I live, love, and play in Tacoma, WA, and I travel within the Pacific Northwest for photography and create art for families world-wide. This photograph was created by The Boy in 2018 and is one of my favorites because it's me being me, being seen with love.