Rowan Images

05/25/2021

Life is slowing down, I am sinking into a season of preparing to give birth to my second son. Amidst the swirl of this portal moment I find myself steeped in gratitude, mama magic and reflection. With arms full of my wild boy and his warm curls I've made home a haven for presence and held very little space for art this last year. When I have found space to honor the women around me with images, I've savored it. These are a few of the images I've created in those moments of in between.

Thank you Jessica Kleiderman and Charlotte Connors for allowing me into your sacred space to honor you both, and thank you for trusting me to create imagery for Taproot Medicine.

And thank you to my mother Lynda Saito for inspiring me to look at my nature photography in a new light, and for always supporting and celebrating my growth. I love you.

To you, the rest of my community, know that I'll be offline as I hold space for healing, bonding, presence and surrender over the coming months. Know that I'm grateful for our connections and all that we share.

Love,

Kat

12/13/2020

Behind the scenes wrapping up delivery on all of your Christmas Tree Farm Mini Sessions. I’m so grateful for spending time with your families playing in the woods. It feels like I get to be Mrs. Clause for a day while you unwrap your portraits. 🎄🎄🎄🤩🤩🤩🙏🙏🙏

12/09/2020

I only have two spots left for Christmas Tree Farm Mini Sessions this week! Reach out if you want to capture a little magic with me.

12/04/2020

Dreaming of festive family portraits at a Christmas Tree Farm this year? I definitely am.

I'm offering
CHRISTMAS TREE FARM MINI SESSIONS
DECEMBER 10TH, 11TH & 12TH
All sessions will be at my very favorite farm, Grandma Buddy's Christmas Trees!
$200 INCLUDES: 20 MINUTE MINI-SESSION, IMMEDIATE FAMILY MEMBERS, ONE LOCATION, ONE OUTFIT, 5 DIGITAL IMAGES, PRINT RELEASE, PRIVATE ONLINE GALLERY

Come for your session and stay at the farm for a cozy cup of hot coco and to wonder at the toy Christmas train. :) Grandma Buddy's has gorgeous trees available as well as stunning wreaths they hand make.

Reach out by Facebook or email to book your session and save your spot, today. I'll only be offering a few sessions per day, so space is very limited.

[email protected]
www.rowan.love

I love this season of light amidst the darkest days of the year and can think of no better way to celebrate it than preserving this moment in time for families.

NOTE: I will be wearing a mask during the entire session. Families will only not need to wear masks during the session, but will need to wear masks while entering and exiting the Christmas tree farm.

07/27/2020

I am reminding myself that I can today. This quote and this video of me dancing with fire help remind me. It's often scary to walk forward into the unknown, but I can do it, you can do it, we can do it.

07/21/2020

Life is uncertain. Life brings with it suffering and challenges. We can only influence the way we show up. We know this. Lately the choice between leaning into fear and leaning into love and trust has felt bigger and ever present. I like to remind myself that this is not true. It comforts me now. Every day of our lives we’ve had this choice and challenge. Every day we choose to empower little patterns in our bodies that determine how we lead our lives. Today let’s honor the process. Today let’s empower love and trust within ourselves in one more small way. As time passes small things grow and we have roots to love from.

I love you all. We are one.

Your sister,

Kat

****The music is a gift from this artist to us and a tool to remind us...of everything we truly are-children of light.

Deep Healing Energy - 528Hz Ancient Frequency - Sound Healing Session - Zen Meditation. Peaceful, empowering and soothing music and nature to nurture your mi...

05/05/2020

Through this time I have so missed the company of women. I have missed my work, which weaves inspiration and connection into my life. I have missed the light that fills women's eyes when they sit in their power and allow themselves to show up in front of the camera. I'm grateful to announce that OUTDOOR GODDESS PHOTO SESSIONS ARE OFFICIALLY ALLOWED AGAIN! So if you're in need of new powerful personal branding images OR are feeling drawn to celebrate yourself in some fine art imagery, reach out now. Book your session and let's start planning all of the goddessy details.

03/25/2020

I'm feeling more isolated today than I have since physical distancing began. Today marks the first day all parks, beaches and open spaces are closed in our county. Even with physical distance from loved ones, being in nature was my daily reminder of how connected we are-always.

Today I'm missing you friends, I'm mourning. Missing passing smiles on the trails and long hugs just because. I'm missing the warmth of little friends' hands grabbing mine and squeals of excitement over the magic most adults have forgotten-frost in the morning, dandelions, caterpillars, a line of baby quail.

Yet today HAS been so full of magic. Today it hailed and Leo and I had a "snow ball" fight. Today we planted apple seeds and soaked seeds to to grow gourds that make beautiful bird houses. Today we snuggled, read books, cooked oatmeal, and had a video dance party. Today is a beautiful day and we're so blessed.

Today I need extra reminders that this is just for now, and there is breathtaking beauty in this too.

We are all connected through spirit. There are no walls that can truly keep up apart. My heart beats with yours. My spirit shines with yours. No matter how long this lasts, we will be ok and we will be together again.

03/09/2020

Today is International Women's Day.

There have been many days in my life when I was stagnant...frozen by the magnitude of injustice in the world. My internal dialogue was full of self doubt and fear that nothing I could offer would be quite enough...there seemed to be endless ways to f**k up being a strong woman and activist. I thought getting a B.A. in Cultural Anthropology and an M.A. in International Human Rights Law would quiet down my inner voices telling me to stay small, stay quiet, stay appropriate...stay malleable and complacent, but it didn't. The work I needed to do was within myself, and I am still doing that work. I am learning every day.

Every time we choose to act, learn, create, speak, sing, dance, stand in our power, hold our boundaries, speak up when it's so much more comfortable to be quiet we're re-writing generations of patterning. This internal work is the path to building a different future for our daughters.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. For every moment you choose to stand for a different future for us, our daughters and our mother-this earth. And for every time you're not quite brave enough YET, I love you. Forgive yourself, we're all learning together.

-Kat

“Each time a woman stands up for herself, without knowing it possibly, without claiming it, she stands up for all women.” — Maya Angelou

Goddess Image: This is an image I captured of Sally Basl, an inspiring and resilient sister goddess, in a phoenix headdress celebrating her power.

02/24/2020

My piece “She Chose Her Profession: Artist, Entrepreneur & Phoenix” was awarded third place in Studio Portraiture by Professional Photographers of the Wine Country.

I’m grateful and humbled to be celebrated by this rad prestigious community of artists. 🤗❤️✨

02/18/2020

When Sally asked if we could celebrate her power chakra by working with orange smoke I started giddily vibrating with excitement. Yus!

I lived decades of my life without a sense of how truly strong and resilient I am. I spent decades saying yes when I meant no. I didn't know how to hold my boundaries, speak my truth, or stand up for myself. It's amazing how I've grown in just the passed 5 years. I learned to become my own mama bear. I learned where my boundaries are drawn and that fiercely holding them was a gift, not something to be ashamed of. I learned how to spread my own goddess wings and dance, with fire among many other things. This journey brought me to goddess photography, and creating art with orange smoke swirling around a POWERFUL goddess named Sally.

Sally Basl