I began making photographs when I was six years old, after receiving a camera as a baptism gift from my godparents. Though the particular camera that I hold in my hands has changed over the years, it has rarely left them. I make photographs in an attempt to make sense of the world, and to create. For me, it is a sacred act, a process of discovery and expression. I enter a dream-time, using a language of image and experience. It is a world of exploration in a territory of symbol, myth, and archetype.
Using plastic, lens-less, and traditional cameras, I make fine art images for display, for note cards and other stationery gifts, and as portraits for individuals and families. I delight in collaborating with people in making individual, family, or group portraits to record events. I enjoy working in individual images and in series.
I have been honored to receive awards and fellowships for further advancement of my work through the NH State Council of the Arts, the National Endowment for the Arts, the League of New Hampshire Craftsmen, the Clowes Foundation, and McLaughlin Residency Fellowship.
