It's an incomparable love.
There is no one who loves you as fully. There is no one who reads you as well. There is no one who “gets" you like your non-human family.
These days you think more about what life will be like without your companion. You sat on a plastic chair in the emergency room or your veterinarian's clinic and tried to process a life-limiting diagnosis. Maybe your companion enjoys excellent health and yet is nearing or past the end of textbook life expectancy.
That's heartbreaking. Wrestling with mortality always is.
It also allows a fierceness of love that you may not have experienced before. You treasure things that you hadn't noticed. You delight in behaviors that used to be minor annoyances, knowing that the time is coming when you will yearn for one more accident in the house.
I want to honor that love and your perfectly imperfect relationship so you have it to look upon every day in your home or office. These wholehearted portraits honor the best of your companion and will transport you every time you see them - you’ll smell those well-traveled paws, feel those velvety ears, and hear the contented grunts as you scratched in just the right place.
Whether we hang out on the beach, in forest, on the town, or on your sofa, you'll see photographs that are the essence of your best friend.
These days you think more about what life will be like without your companion. You sat on a plastic chair in the emergency room or your veterinarian's clinic and tried to process a life-limiting diagnosis. Maybe your companion enjoys excellent health and yet is nearing or past the end of textbook life expectancy.
That's heartbreaking. Wrestling with mortality always is.
It also allows a fierceness of love that you may not have experienced before. You treasure things that you hadn't noticed. You delight in behaviors that used to be minor annoyances, knowing that the time is coming when you will yearn for one more accident in the house.
I want to honor that love and your perfectly imperfect relationship so you have it to look upon every day in your home or office. These wholehearted portraits honor the best of your companion and will transport you every time you see them - you’ll smell those well-traveled paws, feel those velvety ears, and hear the contented grunts as you scratched in just the right place.
Whether we hang out on the beach, in forest, on the town, or on your sofa, you'll see photographs that are the essence of your best friend.
I create portraits and tell stories of companion animals living with serious illness or advanced age on film. I also create mixed media art pieces with companion animals, and those pieces are possible to create without a photography session.
Let's talk through what you have in mind! We'll get to know each other, share ideas, and talk about how to immortalize your love in art.
Each one of my families receives abundant grace, adoration, and patience. Since 2005 I've provided hospice care to eight of our nine animal family members. While I won't claim to know how you feel, I appreciate how overwhelming and conflicting this time is, physically, mentally, and emotionally.
When time allows for a separate meeting, we'll get together to talk about your incredible relationship, what kind of art you envision and where, and what kind of experience would be most meaningful for you. I'll want to hear stories that are hilarious and I'll also cry with you when you get to the hard parts. It's important for me to come to know you both so I can create the art that reflects you both.
It can be hard to predict which days will be good days for comfort; for the best experience, it is better to schedule when the good days far outnumber the really hard ones. In other words, call me before you think you need to call me.
Sometimes these sessions must happen with little notice and a consultation isn't possible. You can trust me to follow my gut and document your last hours together with an open heart. And yes, I will cry.
The $250 creative fee includes a consultation, camera time, and a session to review your photographs and order your art. The average client invests $2,000 in art beyond the creative fee.
When time allows for a separate meeting, we'll get together to talk about your incredible relationship, what kind of art you envision and where, and what kind of experience would be most meaningful for you. I'll want to hear stories that are hilarious and I'll also cry with you when you get to the hard parts. It's important for me to come to know you both so I can create the art that reflects you both.
It can be hard to predict which days will be good days for comfort; for the best experience, it is better to schedule when the good days far outnumber the really hard ones. In other words, call me before you think you need to call me.
Sometimes these sessions must happen with little notice and a consultation isn't possible. You can trust me to follow my gut and document your last hours together with an open heart. And yes, I will cry.
The $250 creative fee includes a consultation, camera time, and a session to review your photographs and order your art. The average client invests $2,000 in art beyond the creative fee.