In each of these self-portraits, I had varying degrees of pre-photoshoot intention setting. All of them capture non-performing interaction with nature, with Goddess/Spirit, and with my own inner emotional terrain. The photos seek to show how my inner terrain is in relationship with the outer terrain — how my inner movement and emotion are mirrored by the world around me.

When I view these photos afterwards, I often find that integration happens — parts of me I had previously judged begin to soften and come home. My grief, my anger, my desires and my sexuality — all of them speak and I get to listen to them and as I’m ready, welcome them back into loving embrace. Through this practice, I continue to move toward greater wholeness and self-compassion.

I began creating these self-portraits after surviving an abusive marriage and an abusive religious environment. They became part of my path of healing, of discovering who I am, and of expressing my voice — what had been suppressed and othered for so long.

These self-portraits are my loving explorations of myself and of the new life I have been building — a practice of devotion, reclamation, and truth.

*Individual photo descriptions coming soon*