#wrengallery

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I met Pearl and Molly in 2016, on a magazine assignment to illustrate their family’s off-the-grid lifestyle. Their parents, a novelist and a nature filmmaker, were raising the girls in a solar-powered house on 300 acres in Vermont, ‘away from it all.’ We spent the day tromping through the trees, their two dogs in tow. I was struck by the unbridled connection these two tiny twins had to the land, and their boundless, fearless curiosity and passion for the outdoors. I shared such a kinship with them and such a common enthusiasm for nature that I asked if I might come back and photograph them again. Each time I do, my own love for them and the outdoors is renewed. It is my hope to continue to build a relationship with Pearl and Molly as they grow and share what we discover about the land and each other as we grow and change. • • • such an honor to have this ongoing essay, ‘Wildhood,’ exhibited alongside the works of such powerhouse women as vibrant liquid acrylicist @zorenesme (Heidi Vaughn), brilliant renderer @deathmaustudios (Trissa Tilson), ethereal painter @karabutlerart, lifelong photographer Michelle Palys, and quiet, intricate printmaker Rachel O’Meara. It was with great regret that I could not attend the opening, but seeing this beautiful show at the @thegalleryatwren - curated by our guiding light & cohort leader @katherinemferrier - was a triumph in itself. the show is up until december; stop by if you’re in the north country! and stay tuned with me if you’re interested in seeing more; a longer edit of Wildhood will be posted on my website soon. (And swipe through to the end to see the enormous box I tracked obsessively for a week...) #northcountry #livefreeordie #LEAPcohort2018 #WRENgallery #groupexhibition #galleryshow #makeprints #childhoodunplugged #vsco #vermontstrong #northeast #newhampshire #whitemountains #artistsoninstagram #launch (at The Gallery at WREN) https://www.instagram.com/p/BqK3uValala/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=thv0xxxbbd4n