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I’ve tried, for hours, to articulate my feelings toward motherhood and growing up and documenting little moments for Artifact Motherhood this week, but I cannot seem to put my thoughts into words that will reach another parent’s heart in a way that hasn’t already been said or written about or sang about. My heart is…

Madison was born at her home on her due date, June 12th, and my dream of photographing an in home fresh 48 came true. Her dad called me to tell me the good news and my heart could hardly take the excitement as I waited to meet her the following day. I’m still over the…

“You may not get to have the birth you always wanted, but you can have the hair you want.” Sarah reached out to me a few months ago about the possibility of me photographing her cesarian birth. I was excited. Both of my babies were belly births. Piper’s was an unplanned emergency that I have…

I’ve never met a more calm, laid back mom., especially one who was in labor. She was emailing and texting me all day yesterday while in labor. I honestly didn’t even believe that Gianna would arrive last night, because of how often her mama was in contact with me. My labor with Piper was so…

Being in the same space as another creative while they work their magic is the most incredible feeling. Listening to Emily talk about how much she loves what she does just made me fall even more in love with the work that I do. Emily is a mother, wife, and the face behind the brand…

I turned 31 this year. I cut my hair off. I raised two children, ran a business, grew as a wife, cultivated friendships, got stronger physically and mentally, made and reached goals, had work displayed in a gallery, had other work published in magazines, and met so many amazing clients. I got let down quite…

Jay called me no more than two weeks before he planned to say his wedding vows in front of his children and soon to be wife. He told me that they were having a laid back, intimate ceremony in the woods, and that Brenda, his fiancée, wanted photos that represented that. We talked for a…

I have been in contact with Emily, who is the mother of five children, for a few months now. The family has recently moved here from across the country and wanted to document this chapter of their lives. The birth of their fifth child and their oldest being cured from aplastic anemia after receiving a transplant…

It is understood that the beauty of a rainbow does not negate the ravages of any storm. When a rainbow appears, it does not mean that the storm never happened or that we are not still dealing with it’s aftermath. It means that something beautiful and full of light has appeared in the midst of the darkness…