about

my name is oddly

it isn’t my first name

it’s a name I found, like an unexpected flower growing along the side of the road

while I use other names in other places, oddly is the name I carry in my heart, the one I come back to as feeling the most natural

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once, using a new name gave me a necessary degree of separation. a kind of freedom

permission to explore and express my self, outside of my self

and yet, each iteration simply became a new way to understand me, my voice and my creativity

a way to integrate some part of me that had needed that time, that space and that attention, in order to come out

my art, in every medium, shares certain fixations, things I search for no matter what tools come to hand:

story

motion

poetry

also textures, and also slants of light. also quiet, and also connection

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what catches and holds my attention is often the small things, the brief moment of connection in a short conversation, the curving line of thick black ink, the silence as someone puts together their thoughts, the delicate arch of a fern

moments that offer profound openings, connections. revelations

the word here may be ephemera. it may be philosophy

it may be, simply, art

there is, of course, no such things as mastering a craft

there is only going deeper

further

within

and that is what you will find, here

my art is about looking close, it’s about connecting, it’s about making a study of things

slowly, gently, softly

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based in central pennsylvania, my portrait and goblin walk sessions are held in state game lands and up the camp roads throughout the central susquehanna valley

if you live within an hour’s drive of that area, I am happy to arrange to meet you somewhere convenient for both of us

if you are interested in commissioning a portrait session, scheduling a walk in the woods or purchasing a work of art, please reach out to me at

oddcreekart@gmail.com