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Thank you for coming! I'm happy to share the view from my front porch with you.

I have been interested in photography most of my life and am self-taught. Digital photography has opened up a whole new world for me. I especially enjoy taking outdoor photos and have an extensive collection of hearts found in nature. Nature provides me with an endless number of beautiful subjects.

I have used Shutterfly and MyPublisher to create four photobooks comprised of many of my favorites. My goal is to interest a publisher in my work.

I would love to hear from you. Please feel free to email me: kat3154@aol.com

My Heart's Inspiration

In June of 2002 my whole world changed. My 22-year-old son, Tim, was killed in a car accident. Only those who have experienced this pain can fully understand the extent of it. I began collecting hearts--glass hearts, hearts made from shells--and gave them to many people in memory of Tim. After moving to a new house nearly one year after losing Tim, I was sweeping the driveway and something caught my eye. The wooden post on the porch had a perfect heart-shaped knot in its corner! Any reservations I had about moving to this house dissolved in that moment! After that, I began noticing hearts everywhere and that began my photo collection of hearts in nature.

Then in November of 2004 my older son, Adam, died due to complications from a car accident and the world as I knew it ended. I no longer understood what possible reason there could be for me to exist. Both of my beautiful sons were gone and I wished I was, too. I felt as though I was in a foreign country--or even another planet. Nothing made sense to me any more.

Photography has been a great help to me in dealing with the loss of my sons. It has provided me with a focus and gives me a feeling of purpose and joy. It has taught me to observe what's around me and appreciate the beauty of the simplest things in a world that has become such a puzzle to me. I am fortunate to live in a peaceful setting surrounded by nature. I spend a lot of time exploring the woods and always see something new. Being able to share my observations will, I hope, encourage others to notice their surroundings and also create a lasting memorial to Adam and Tim.