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Photographer, poet, Void-mom, reader, and occasional haunter of forest trails. She/her. Living on Vancouver Island. 🇨🇦
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A fairy ring of Fawn Lilies. A gate, a portal to another realm. #photography #monochrome #flowers #flowerphotography #photographersofbluesky Shot with my prismfx lens filter in #Nanaimo.

Photo from my divination series taken while in residence at Sitka Center for Art and Ecology on the Cascade Head Trailhead. Featuring Death from the Major Arcana and 8 of pentacles. #tarot #filmphotography #bwphotography #ilfordbw

RiP Val Kilmer. I have nothing profound or interesting to say that many others haven't already. But Tombstone is a masterpiece, and his portrayal of Doc Holliday is a big part of that.

Had a lovely meal and catch-up with friends at the Rusted Rake. #eatlocal #nanoose #nanaimo #vancouverisland

A rare colour photo from me on here for #blueskyartshow #arch theme. Taken at Ruine Eppenstein in Austria. #photography #photographersofbluesky #castle #austria

Searching for Fawn Lilies at Piper's Lagoon. #spring #flowers #nanaimo

Yessssssss. I don't have these in physical copies yet so this is most excellent news.

And what if there are fissures in the world. Little ruptures that let us see a sliver of elsewhere. And what if you caught them on camera. #photography #lightpainting #weird #ghost #abstract

My sweet Hades. #blackcat #cat

#Charcoal and #Gelplate #monoprint for #SelfPortraitSunday #EastCoastKin #womensart #artistsofbluesky #art #artgallery

Another wonderful (and slightly eclectic) book haul from the Rotary Club book sale. #nanaimo #booksky

One more for #blueskyartshow #thejourney into the green and mossy solitary woods, to "the ten minutes meadow" near Sitka Center for Art and Ecology. #filmphoto #doubleexposure with #tarot cards: Queen of Cups reversed pictured next to 10 of Cups upright.

As you pass the lighthouse. At #SheringhamLighthouse last summer. A contribution to #blueskyartshow for #thejourney - a thing to keep you safe as you travel. #vancouverisland #monochrome #photography

For the evening crowd!

Is #followfriday still a thing? I'd love to find more local people to follow. Let me know about your #vanisle #vancouverisle #nanaimo favs. Especially interested in anything/anybody arts related.

Spring, abstracted. Hellebores in #Nanaimo. #photography #blueskyphotographer #monochrome #flowers #flowerphotography

Had the pleasure and privilege to see David duChemin give a talk about photography tonight through Harbour City Photography Club. So inspiring! And so many things to think about now!

On the path. Pathways are one of my favourite subjects. #photography #nanaimo #piperslagoon #monochrome #forestpath

I've almost read enough books recently that I can justify visiting my favourite locally owned bookstore soon (Sea and Summit Books in Parksville). #amreading 📚🐈‍⬛

It's not #caturday but here's a sleepy, rainy day Harrow. We're going to hang out on the sofa and swap bewteen watching Ghost Hunters International and reading The Auctioneer by Joan Samson.

"Softly." A shot from the #Nanaimo Orchid Show. #photography #flowerphotography #monochrome #orchid

It's late in the day, but here's a bit of #waterfallwednesday taken at Ammolite Falls back in 2022. #nanaimo #photography #monochrome

It was windy but perfect at Piper's Lagoon today. We even saw a distant orca. #beachday #nanaimo

Happy #caturday from Harrow, who was helping me sort through orchid photos.

Outing with Harbour City Photography Club today to see the annual orchid show at North Town Center in #Nanaimo. It's a stunning show. Can't wait to get into the pictures I took with my camera. #photography #flowers

The Quick and the Dead appreciation post

Reading for Classics by Women book club. This novel is really good, but also a tough read for an avid journaler like me. #booksky #books #cat #blackcat #amreading 📚🐈‍⬛

It rained all day, so this stunning #sunset was a pleasant surprise.

Hades joined me for #caturday. My sweet boy. #blackcat 🐈‍⬛

Harrow. #blackcat #cats

Lavender Art Cafe. A saffron latte, a lavender cake, an overall lovely experience.

💀ROTTAGECORE💀 I curated this list with horror fans in mind who enjoy medical experiments on humans, body horror, grave digging, anatomy, gruesome descriptions of cadavers, slightly mad scientists, people in pies, and echoes of Frankenstein...enjoy! List in the alt text Horror Books 🩸📚

Working in the studio today in mixed media, more to come in this series that explores what is Eternal . Work on paper. Work in progress. All original work by me.

It may feel weird or somehow improper to talk about your art or your writing, but we need it. It can’t be wall-to-wall nightmare all the time. Art is both counterweight and context. It’s escape and enlightenment and a mirror of our own exasperation. We need it. We NEED it. Keep showing us.

Jesus Christ what the fuck

Beneath those haunted trees. #photography #photographer #monochrome 📷

To give more time for submissions (I've received fewer than ten so far), I'm extending the BIPOC-only submission call through the end of February. Got a horror/Weird fiction collection? Send it my way! cursedmorsels.com/submission-c...

Listen, things are fucked, but that doesn’t mean your accomplishments don’t matter. Wrote a book? Got accepted to a program? Recorded a song? One year sober? Whatever it is, share it. Maybe your joy will bring someone else a bit of joy, and we all need that.

#caturday #blackcat Harrow keeping me company on a sleepy Saturday.

Bit of #waterfallwednesday. The hidden waterfall at Sombrio Beach. Totally worth getting my hiking shoes soaked. #photography #monochrome #nikediting 📷