Tell us a little about you?
I am a creative being…a teacher…
healer…tribal elder…SageWoman…I
am a questing soul; a conscious being
on a journey of self-discovery; a creator encased in a human body. I am a
woman who has been in this life for
seventy-six years and it still feels like
I just arrived yesterday.
In 2008, after a mastectomy, reconstructive surgery and five chemotherapy treatments, I chose Life and refused the remainder of the recommended twelve chemo treatments,
radiation and lifelong Tamoxifen. I
have since found that giving voice to
one’s innate creativity is far better for
one’s health and general wellbeing
than ingesting anything manufactured by white clad men in their
white laboratories.
In addition to my creative endeavors,
I facilitate Living From The Inside
Out, a meditation and creative expression, hands-on workshop program for women who are ready to reinvent themselves and their lives. A
descriptive brochure of the program
is available to women’s groups and
other organizations that service, support and empower women.
What inspired you to want to become
a photographer? -And Why?
Photography is just one of the ways in
which I connect with what I call Divinity…the essence of being…that
which underlies all that we perceive. I
am also a poet, a fiction writer, a visual artist; a drummer…I guess, in essence, I am simply a creative being
with a short attention span—a fickle
lover who can’t devote herself to just
one medium.
The camera has always been one of
the tools I use to see beyond what it
is I am looking at. Photographing in
nature is a kind of meditation for me.
I use my camera to achieve an intimacy and connection with the natural
world that takes me beyond the
boundaries of ordinary consciousness.
I guess it becomes more or less a kind
of mindful meditation. I am very present; very in the moment when I am
trying to capture the soul of a tree via
my camera lens. I have a very meaningf