Art & Soul — Where Wander Meets Wonder isn’t really about the miles I’ve traveled or the places I’ve stood.
It’s about giving myself permission to slow down, to listen inward, and to discover the version of myself I never allowed the space or opportunity to know.
The wandering — the beaches, the forests, the long drives, the early mornings — simply close the door on the outside world long enough for me to hear what’s been waiting inside.
The wonder is what rises when I listen.
Some days it arrives as a poem, a photograph, or a sketch — a creation that refuses to stay quiet until it’s brought to life.
This space is the journey of becoming —
a quiet, brave unraveling,
a home for the creativity and storms alike inside me,
a place where my mind finds solace and my heart finds a few moments of peace.
A special thank you to Mr. Alan Caldwell, whose own bravery and naked truth helped me face my shadows, name my fears, and give life to a passion I was born to share with the world. (He’s published, by the way — and worth reading.)
If anything I create brings someone else a moment of healing, comfort, or the feeling of being less alone — well… that’s more than I ever hoped for.
Where wander meets wonder.
Where you’re welcome to wander, too.
With warmth and wonder,
Curated Photography
My camera follows me everywhere , into forests and along beaches, across oceans and backroads, and through the quiet corners of home.
These images are the sparks I find along the way, light and color gathered from both familiar places and faraway worlds.
Each one is a fleeting moment of wonder caught in a still frame, a visual echo of the wanderings that shape me.
Poetry
The poems come from the honest spaces — the quiet, the messy, the tender, the fierce and vulnerable.
Wandering helps me find the words, but the truth starts within.
Every piece is a step in understanding myself, and I offer them here in the hope that they bring a moment of connection or comfort to your own journey.
Between the Lines
Reflections from the moments that don’t always make it into poems or photographs — the quiet realizations, the hard truths, the soft shifts, and the everyday pieces of my journey that live in the space between.
This is where I write my way through becoming, one honest note at a time.
A collection of thoughts, memories, and ramblings that don’t demand perfection, only presence.
