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The Lay of The Land

What’s Been Going On Behind the Curtain? I’ve been nose to the grindstone. Behind closed doors. Below the radar. “Leave a message at the beep” now for weeks. I might even say for months! So, I thought perhaps I’d take a moment to have a gander of the lay of the land looking forward… and…

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Processing With An Audience

… and it turned out to be one of my favorite photos yet! HeeHee. Thought I’d begin at the end for a change. Because, yes this one did! But it was HOW it happened that was a surprise…

The Art of Living and The New Now

Looking Back, Taking a Breath Stuff is happening. Fast! I imagined summer to be “catch my breath” time. Hahahaha! Oh the folly and whimsy of it all! The past few months have seen the launch of The Arcanum, a photo trip to the Olympic Peninsula of Washington, followed immediately by a trip to NYC, filming several…

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The Arcanum Has Begun! (in Beta) Part 2

In Part 1 of this mystical journey, I told you about being part of the The Arcanum’s launch. Of course, typical of me – there is also the inner journey! What The Heck IS a Master, Anyway? In the beginning,  I wondered what being a Master really meant. Community is huge in The Arcanum –…

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The Arcanum Has Begun! (in Beta) Part 1

The Arcanum You may have heard Trey Ratcliff talking about it. Noticed some buzz around it. Wondered what the heck it was and how it worked. I’m one of the beta team of Masters in The Arcanum – and even I had a ton of questions! I had waited. Contributed ideas when needed as it…

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The Arcanum: Meet Karen Hutton

The Arcanum Prepares I mentioned some time back that I’m part of “The Arcanum: Magical Academy of Artistic Mastery“. Sounds fun, huh? It’s a new kind of school for the arts being created by awesome photographer and friend Trey Ratcliff.  While it’s starting off with photography as the primary discipline, the vision is to branch out over…

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The Arcanum is Here!!

It All Started For Me 3 Years Ago… Not in a galaxy far, far away… but in a Starbucks in Austin, TX. I was out for SXSW and a big photo walk led by my friend Trey Ratcliff. We sat down in Starbucks with his son Ethan for a warm and lovely mocha… and he…

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