My photographic practice started as a tool to cope with a difficult headspace to experiment with sunlight. This process has moved my practice beyond traditional photography, driven by an exploration of intentionality in both my artistic practice and personal life. 

I have used The Slowness of the Sun to document how the two intersect and reflect on how that intersection creates a beautiful opportunity for reflection and growth in each area separately and together as one. One of my current realities is living with chronic illness and learning how to adapt to this new challenge. Chronic illness has demanded intention and diligence in self-care and my every day routine, which has shifted self-care from something that has become a chore. I’ve used these Cyanotype prints as a way to take intention back from the hold chronic illness has on it and take it into my own hands. I created the cyanotype chemicals with naturally sourced water from local places that have served as  slow and intentional spaces for me in the past. I returned to these places and made one-to-one documentation of times of meditation, mindfulness, movement and connection. I paired these printed with handwoven text from journal entries, poems, mantras and reflections. Using a hands-on method like Cyanotupe has allowed me to slow down and engage in intention through every process of this expiration while reflecting on the process that came before it, whether it be collecting water, exposing prints in the sun, or bringing journal entries outside of their original space.