Headshot



I have very few pictures of myself and they are mostly of me and my daughter. This picture is four years old and is a good explanation of myself.  I am a Mom which can tend to take over your identity. I am very demanding of myself and people around me. In general I have the tendency of thinking that if you don’t giving 110% in what you are doing you are not trying. I am somewhat of a perfectionist which seems to be a family trait. I like to pick and joke around as a way of getting away from my high expectations of myself.  This image shows how proud I am to be a Mom and that I would do anything to protect this child. I do not like getting my picture taken and try not to look at the camera. I am a huge fan of, “do-it-yourself,” type of things and, “working with what you have.” For example I did the electrical wiring in my house, sheet rocking, and many other things. I just go get books or go on the internet, read up on it and see if I can do it. The work with what you have thing for example, there is a loft in my daughter's room and for the railing I went outside cut down some small trees and maid the railing out of trees instead of buying them. I love to create with my hands and get great pleasure from working with wood and in the dirt. Gardening is a great release for me and helps me to relax and recharge.
In this image I think the focal point is my smile then it shifts you to what I am looking at. The image has good balance even with the top of my head going off the top left there is more weight on the bottom right to off set that. There is also rhythm in the snow behind us.

An image of the railing in my daughter's room.