I know…its another one of those things that people criticize ‘selfies’ for…that they are taken by folks in their bathrooms with bad lighting! Here’s the truth: Some of my first self-portraits were taken in the bathroom and some of my favourite ones are still. It really was a wonderful way to start getting playful with...
I confess. I take selfies. Now, as someone who teaches about self-portraiture, you might assume I’d be married to the term self-portraiture, holding it tightly as the ‘seflie’ culture grows, but I’ve gotta tell you. I’m not. So, as you might know, a couple weeks ago the Oxford Dictionary decided that ‘selfie’ was the word...
When teaching Be Your Own Beloved, I like to do the prompts alongside the participants. Because there is always more self-love work to do. Because I often get different realizations from the same prompt. Because I believe in this class. Because I need the prompts too. Today was one of those days when I woke...
She didn’t know what would happen this time she turned the camera towards herself Sometimes it would be the same story that asked to be told. The one about feeling at home in her own body, the one that craved to dance and twirl after too much time caged in, sitting on her hands trying...
I wandered down to the beach on my own. Camera in hand, on a beach I know well. I’ve probably taken hundreds of pictures there before. The tide was rising and there was no where to put down my camera, so I just settled into the feeling of feet on wet sand, sinking in. Living...