Small Scale Fabricated Photography, Toy Photography History, Art Creation Musings
I've been working on a photographic series called Canals for some time now. These strange, unfamiliar environments have given me an opportunity to explore scale, perception, and the relationship between curiosity and vulnerability. I'm not quite ready to explain everything you're seeing.
Happy Day 20! Raise your hand—or, well, leave a comment—if you've managed to post every day this month so far! And leave a comment if you've joined in on #TsDailyOctShare even once. You're still welcome in this creative space, whether you've posted twenty times or only one. This is my second late-in-the-day post this month,... Continue Reading →
After weeks of exploring dreams, Surrealist techniques, and altered states of consciousness, I've decided to start documenting the fleeting images, strange associations, and occasional misperceptions that usually disappear from memory. With a stack of index cards, I'm building a personal Dream Repository to preserve these experiences and see what might eventually emerge from them.
In October 2026, I traveled to the Arkansas Ozarks for a week of rock climbing with First Descents. It was my first opportunity to really get to know others living with multiple sclerosis. Between the climbing, unexpected wildlife encounters, new friendships, and a few reminders of what my body can still do, I returned home with quite a bit to think about.
The evolution of toy photography, originating in 1898, reflects broader artistic trends from early hoaxes to contemporary Instagram culture. Initially used to create convincing illusions, toys became vehicles for exploring surrealism, democratized by Kodak, and later served as means for critical commentary in conceptual art. Nostalgia drives today's toy photography scene, raising questions about future generations' interpretations.
The content explores an artistic interpretation of the Energy Conversion Box exercise from Robert Monroe's Gateway Experience, focusing on its purpose to help participants temporarily set aside everyday distractions. Tourmaline . visually represents this concept through a photograph of a translucent figure beside a glowing box, capturing the moment of separation from worries.
The October dreamwork podcast recaps surrealist creative techniques, emphasizing how they bypass the conscious mind's editor to explore the unconscious. The series connects dream imagery with personal experiences, grief, and various mind exploration methods. The narrative highlights a search for deeper understanding through dreams, creativity, and the complexities of human emotion.
René Magritte's philosophy in La Ligne de vie emphasizes uncovering hidden relationships between ordinary objects to create visual riddles. His approach contrasts with typical Surrealism by focusing on familiar items rendered in realistic ways that prompt profound insights. This philosophy inspired a photographic project exploring playful juxtapositions of manufactured and natural weather representations.