Where does the name Silver Pennies Photography come from?
My mother knew the value of time spent slowly with children. For me, early childhood was enchanted. We collected snails and let butterflies land on our arms.
At bedtime, she would read poetry from an old, green, tattered book called Silver Pennies by Blanche Jennings Thompson. It was all dusk and meadows, stars and green glass beads. The poem that always got my imagination going was “For a Child Named Katherine”
Fairies would come and sprinkle magic dust over her when she slept and this is where dreams come from. It is out of this book of fairies, moonbeams, and dimly lit willow trees that my creative dreams were born.
After earning degrees in elementary education and a masters in social work, I began my career as a pediatric mental health therapist. When I became a mother, I enjoyed creating images of my own children and those of my friends.
I was inspired to tell their stories. . . to tell yours. I want to capture the magic of childhood and individual spirit of your loved ones. Relationships are the most important things in life. So come as you are, in love, with well-worn blankies. You will want to remember this time as it really was. Messy & magic. Capturing a special photograph is the closest thing to capturing time in a bottle.
I am a storyteller. Together, we can tell your family’s story.
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