03/13/2026
Have you ever watched something develop slowly and realized the waiting was part of the work?
That's what making cyanotypes feels like. You coat the paper by hand, expose it layer by layer under a UV lamp, and then tone it, adjusting as you go. It's deliberate and unhurried, like working on a puzzle where the image only reveals itself over time.
That process is at the heart of the work I'm bringing into the world this spring.
The series is called What Was Held. The pieces are made from black and white film and digital negatives, printed as hand-coated cyanotypes and toned in the studio. The work examines how memories shift over time: what lingers, what softens, what we hold and what we release.
I'm part of the 2026 AMP It Up! Artist Membership Program at the Northampton Center for the Arts, and What Was Held will be on view in the program's culminating exhibition:
Revelry at 33: Artist Membership Program Members 2026
April 5 to 25 | Northampton Center for the Arts
Opening Reception: April 10, 5 to 8pm (Arts Night Out at Hawley)
I'm also showing a cyanotype in Enough: A Collaboration at Waterway Arts in Turners Falls, opening April 3, 5 to 8pm. For this show I was paired with writer Tegan Mixer and created a photographic response to her story Wisdom Fish. Letting language shape the image invited a different kind of listening.
On the business side, I recently completed the Elevate Accelerator Program at The Sphere, a program supporting established entrepreneurs in building sustainable creative businesses. It's helping me bring the same care I bring to the studio into the long-term structure behind my work. Art and business are often spoken about separately. For me, they have always been in conversation.
If you're in the area this April, I'd love to see you at either opening. In the coming weeks I'll be sharing behind-the-scenes process, installation views, and reflections here.
Northampton Center for the Arts
