This began as an experiment with using a scanner as my camera. I put my very cooperative dog's face towards the glass, while covering her eyes from the light. The texture and movement of the dog, as well as loose fur and drooly imperfections, are what made this project worth pursuing.

I use cameras to explore issues related to restraint, regulation, and control of individual bodies, both animal and human. In my most recent work, I create dog portraits using a scanner as a way to experiment with giving up control. The scanner records an image over a long period of time, versus a DSLR which allows the artist to record a slice of time. By giving up control of camera-time, I also relinquish control of the pose and composition.

My desire to manipulate time and motion stems from my struggle to manage both. My diagnosis of Essential Tremor is largely why I am drawn to the time and motion capabilities of lens media. I feel I am able to gain control in how I communicate through the camera by catching the uncontrollable in a photograph.