Over the past year, I’ve been learning perhaps one of the most valuable lessons I have ever learned about growing my photography business. And it was the LAST lesson I, as the introverted artist that I am, EVER wanted to take to heart: Networking isn’t just a good business practice, IT. IS. ESSENTIAL. I cannot do it alone. And of course, I may find “success”... but can I really call it that if I don’t have anyone helping me out, cheering me on along the way, and celebrating with me when I finally “make it”? (Other than my family and [...]

I often like to think that creativity is much like the changing of the seasons. Quite fickle in its direction, at times I have plucked ideas left and right from the creative garden I have planted. At others, I have watched in dismay as everything I’ve planted withers and disappears into the frosty winter earth. However, throughout the years, I have found that all seasons change and, with patience and fortitude, all creative winters come to an end.     And all it really comes down to, is knowing where to look to find new ideas, budding into a new [...]

I just don’t have it in me right now to share what I had originally planned for you today. For the past few days, some thoughts have been weighing heavily on my mind and in an effort to be as authentic as I can, I’ve decided to instead share these thoughts, which seem to be endlessly circling in my mind lately. A small disclaimer: I’m going to get very real with this post.   … deep breath…   Timing can really just be a…. b****, sometimes.   I’ve realized this after a few particular events these past few weeks have [...]

Do you know your family? Do you know who they really are? What inspires them and brings them joy? I’m not talking about your mother or your father. I’m not even talking about your cousins or your grandparents. What do you know about your family who have since passed on from this life? Your great-grandfather, or your great-great-aunt?     If you had asked me this very question a month ago, my answer would have been a simple “nothing, really”. In fact, the only thing I could boast in my vault of family history knowledge were the names of my [...]

   There is something that I love about art, and it is not just that it’s beautiful.    It’s not even that it’s fun (although it really is).    My favorite thing about art is that it can be incredibly personal to both ts creator and its collector. This sounds self-contradictory. How is something uniquely personal if it applies to more than one person? But it is, because the collection of art that we either create or collect tell a story of who we are and what we care about. About what inspires us. As an artist, I take deep [...]

I have THE worst luck when it comes flying. Literally. And when I say literally… I’m not saying that just to emphasize a slightly exaggerated statement. No, the amount of times I’ve had delayed/cancelled/rerouted flights and arrived almost 24 hours after my originally scheduled arrival time is proof to me that my fate as a cursed traveler is kind of a done deal. This was most recently reinforced during my latest attempts to get both home to Arkansas at the beginning of my Christmas break, and back to Boston two and a half weeks later (at one point the Atlanta [...]