Inkjet print on 100 percent cotton rag from scanned pinhole gelatin silver print made with homemade camera
13 x 15.75 inches
Edition 1/10
unframed

I spent most of my residency staring out the picture window at the cemetery and writing about photographs I had made earlier in the year. About 3 weeks into the residency. I had a conversation with another resident, with the outcome being that he generously offered to teach me pinhole photography and showed me how to develop silver gelatin prints. (The cemetery was my first exposure.) I�ve since been making my own lensless pinhole cameras and have an ad hoc darkroom using eco-friendly developing alternatives. The pinhole process triggered a sense of play and problem-solving, and I was recently awarded a grant to create a body of work exploring the intersection of photography, neurodiversity, and mental health. The photographs Untitled (Cosmic Agnes w/Pumpkin, 10.18.24) and Untitled (Boots, Extension Cord, 10.20.24) are part of this larger body of work. The analog process has been an opportunity to slow down, detox from tech, and embrace chance again.

I also have a history of making rough-hewn signs, especially during times of political turmoil, assaults on women�s rights, or other issues related to the times at hand. On Election Day, I began hand-painting the signs on canvas tote bags.

My practice embraces the idiosyncratic. Ultimately, my work is a documentation of time and a record of my life.