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Letters from Renée: Snapshots of an Earlier Time
I have asked myself millions of times: “How could she give birth to a child, take on a lover and leave husband and children, even her housekeeper, to go off with another man?” I asked Renée for a snapshot of her early life in order to get to know her better. Our...
Portrait Session: When Dolls Are All You Have
I remembered what a joy it is to be on site with one of you, exploring the light, the background, and poses. Last Friday, I was feeling such yearning to set up a portrait session and snap away that I decided to take the dolls I have on hand and play for a bit. It's...
Elements of Soil
For it is not those 'things' that we are most yearning for. It is a return to a life that is not shadowed in worry and fear. I went out into the garden yesterday, my camera swinging from my neck. I wasn't sure what I wanted to capture because the garden tends to...
Colleen O’Laughlin Talks About Age, Bodies, and Acceptance
I don’t think my former body is coming back, at least not without sacrifices that seem just a bit too great. What I work on now is acceptance and making this body at this age, the best it can be. Now that you are 59, how has your professional life changed? I’ve...
Letters from Renée: Settling Emotional Debt
I had the subject of taxes on my mind a month ago or so, but not in financial terms so much as from the side of emotional debt and emotional credits. Given my age of just around the corner from my 95th birthday, I wanted to feel that I had no debts before my life...
Faith in the Future: Finding Hope in Making Plans
Making plans allows me to remember that this too shall pass. And though the world is on lock down, LIFE is not. I ran the numbers, and chatted with my husband. I asked countless questions. Then I booked a flight for a yoga retreat in June. The airfare to Costa Rica...
Remaining Creative in Stressful Times
Many of you either consider yourselves creative individuals or finally have some time now and are seeking a way to get started. A great deal of my work the past few years has revolved around creative process; helping others get started and/or figure out just where...
The Art of Worry: Give Me a Moment
I cried because my immediate thought was, "how long before I see my granddaughter again?" That thought was followed by fear over Covid-19 altering my life with my family for more than a few more weeks. Fuck this virus. So yes. I woke up crying today. The sun had begun...
