First Gallery Show

It has been weeks and weeks since I last blogged; sometimes it amazes me how quickly time flies. My days have been long and stressful, filled with packing, shooting, more packing, printing, even more packing, and finally moving. I came up with this crazy idea of putting all of my belongings into storage so I could gallivant around the globe with my camera in tow. I actually thought it would be a piece of cake; I was wrong. Needless to say, after ten rolls of packing tape, forty heavy-duty Home Depot boxes, one ton of industrial strength shrink wrap, twelve coats of Swiss Coffee paint to cover my royal blue walls, about eighty trips in a week's time, and the help of few amazing friends, the job is finally done!

Amidst the craziness of the move, I was also preparing for my very first gallery show! It has been a challenging month, but I can proudly say that the images of the "City Lights" series are now gracing the walls of one of the finest salons in So Cal, Pomp. The salon is located on Ocean Avenue, just a few steps away from the infamous Santa Monica Pier.

A special thank you goes to Lisa Dixon, owner of Pomp, who invited me to display my work at her salon. To view a slideshow of the completed series, click here.

With Gratitude...

Thank you to everyone who attended the Benefit Concert this past Saturday; the event was a great success! To those of you that made Saturday possible, I would like to express my deepest gratitude. Rick Ellis: you are amazing. Crew members: awesome job. Nick, Nicole, Prologue boys: you totally rocked it!

I have updated links to the Benefit Concert and "City Lights" slideshows. If you're interested in purchasing a print from the series "City Lights," feel free to contact me! Enjoy!

City Lights Preview

Yea, I'll admit it. For many months I was convinced that Los Angeles just wasn't the right place for me. It's a big city, and I'm a small town girl at heart. L.A. is smelly and crowded. Streets are always clogged, and everybody thinks they're "somebody." Corruption is on nearly every corner. I live in a land where ambition is a drug, and everyone puts their own agenda first. Materialistic mayhem. What's hot and what's not? "She was in this ad," and "he shot that spread." Fur is in, leather is out. Pink is the new black and black the new blue. I can't ever seem to keep up!

The "City Lights" series came to fruition at the perfect time in my life. Wrapping up my final months here in the City of Angels, I was convinced it'd be easy to leave at the end of May and never look back. I've been in the city for eleven months working in the industry, I haven't really "taken" to L.A. Lack of desire and an adventurous spirit have kept me to what's comfortable, and that is the confines of my tidy, somewhat friendly, Miracle Mile neighborhood. However, shooting this project forced me out the door and into the trenches. From chandelier shopping in Beverly Hills at 2A.M. to watching neon motel lights glowing in the ghetto, the night life of this city has cast a spell on me....

So, countless late nights, the many gallons of gas, and little thrills along the way are inconsequential compared to the images that have been captured over the past month. Special thanks goes to a few individuals that have stood by my side throughout the night; I couldn't have done it without you guys!




Quite honestly, I'm not sure that this series will ever, truly be complete. However, I am confident in announcing its first showing tomorrow, following the Benefit Concert for Puerto Rico.

**Please note that all proceeds from this show will go toward the Puerto Rico Project.

Benefit Concert

This August I will be venturing out to the tropical island of Puerto Rico with a dear friend, Nicole Bravo, to serve at the Evangelical School for the Deaf. For one month, we will be living on the premises of the school in Luquillo, located on the northeastern tip of the island. We are looking forward to working closely with the students and staff as we serve in various capacities as needed with willing hearts and hands.

Please do us the honor of gracing us with your most valuable presence for a night of music and art this Saturday, May 10th. Following the concert, refreshments will be served, and I will have a showing of my newest series of images entitled "City Lights." All proceeds from the concert and show will go toward the ESD Project. We hope to see you there! (Click image to view the larger version of the concert details.)