Bookmaking
handmade photo books that take on a more narrative story
SYMBIOSIs
2025
Day and night push and pull against the strings of the atmosphere.
Fire is quelled by water, love is instilled in fear, the natural aspects of living become farsighted with the pressure of stability.
Tides rise and fall, but they always return.
The sun rises to quiet dawn. Fighting against the riptide will only exhaust your soul, whereas learning to ride the waves comes with a natural understanding that every aspect of Earth has a counterpart, equally fighting together to create a homeostasis of life and death.
To live, you must die, to be content, you must experience discomfort. Resiliency comes with a faith in the natural ebb and flow of living, that there is a greater connection holding the strings together.
Seasonal Affections
2025
Though she leaves in the early afternoon, the sun guides the cycle of winter, even though we may feel her absence intensely in the colder months. Without secured warmth, I look for her in the people around me.
The time will pass, and she will rise again, and I will still see her touch through my surroundings, her energy slowly permeating through the world around me. Spring will soon return, and I will begin to come out of hibernation once again.
Arduous Nostalgia
2023
Postural Orthostatic Tachychardia Syndrome is a collection of symptoms of the autonomic nervous system, causing sharp changes in heart rate and blood pressure. This is due to the release of adrenaline and norepinephrine in order to compensate for the lower amount of blood to the heart (and brain).
POTS is not life-threatening, but suffocates my energy to be spontaneous and full of vitality. Every action can lead to flare ups, and no matter how much I sleep, I still wake up anxious and exhausted.