My Director at the preschool where I work had a great idea for the big wall in the back of our baby room.  We collaborated our creative ideas and we just finished up the project which resulted in these 5 photographs which will be printed on large canvas wraps at a large size.  Can't wait to see them hanging up!

It takes hours of self-talk to get myself motivated to go out and do some photography on a cold winter day.  For weeks I have wanted to set aside  time to go photograph some Trumpeter Swans that I knew stayed in the area for the winter.  This week I went twice and was rewarded with Swans that were so close I could practically touch them.  Frozen fingers, soaked jeans and numb toes aside, I will be going back to what I have dubbed  "Swan Creek" a few more times in the upcoming weeks.  

Here was my project for today since it was only 5 degrees outside (and the Vikings were on so I wanted to watch!  I am not much of a winter photographer (hard to canoe when the lakes are frozen  :)  so I have been exercising my creativity with illustrations using my wildlife photographs.  I have been making these, then ordering prints of them and hanging them on my wall.  I look at them for a few weeks and sometimes go back and change something to make it better.  I plan to make a body of work with these illustrations in the quantity of about 20.  I believe this one is my 9th one.

I am going through all my images from the Smoky Mountain area and came across this photo which I like.  I am going to call it "Puppy Dog Rock".  Can you see the rock that looks like a puppy face?

I am finishing up the last details for my photography show at the Bloomington Wildlife Refuge next weekend.  Here is my Meet the Artist statement that I just made:

I have been very busy lately getting ready for a photography show that is coming up at a Wildlife Refuge in Bloomington, MN.

Here is the announcement card that I made for it (it's double sided so this is the front and back):

Another creative Sunday working with my Luna Moth image.  I really am having fun creating artistic illustrations using my nature photographs.

My goal is to create a dozen or so and then find somewhere around town to display them in an art show.  Fun Stuff!

This summer I was hired by Skyland Camp in North Carolina to photograph campers and camp activities. Camp experiences are truly carried with a person throughout their entire life. The independence and friendships a child experiences at camp cannot be replaced. This is my favorite photograph I took during the 10 days I was at Skyland Camp. It was a late night bonfire with a candle lighting ceremony. This photo makes me want to be back there.