Sunday at the Museum

An impromptu sunday at the museums in Fort Worth was what I needed to recharge my creativity. I had the pleasure of going to the Fort Worth Modern Museum, the Kimball Art Museum, and the Amon Carter Museum.

I saw a man so inspired by art that he started his own watercolor painting. I didn’t want to interrupt him, but I really wish I knew what he was painting. I tried looking over his shoulder and it looked really good, but then I thought I was invading his personal space and walked away.

I found the Amon Carter Museum to be colorful and inviting. Inside there was an exhibit called “Seven Days: The Still Lifes of Chuck Ramirez” where I got to play iSpy with seven photographs depicting still-life scenes of food and leftovers after a celebration.

There was one iconic painting that stood out the most on my trip and that was Caravaggio’s “Judith Beheading Holofernes.” This painting tells the Biblical story of Judith, who saved her people by seducing and beheading the Assyrian general Holofernes. Most artists depict her after the beheading, but Caravaggio stages her right at the assassination. This painting is hanging at the Kimball Art Museum and it’s a must see before it’s gone.

I haven’t been museum hopping in Fort Worth in a long time and I’m so glad I carved out time to see some amazing works of art. Below are more images from my trip and yes you will see a Georgia O’Keeffe in there too!

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

I’m sorry if the protests bother you. It is an inconvenient moment out of your day versus a lifetime of misery and pain for others. 

DEI stands for diversity, equity, and inclusion. I am not sure how this program could be viewed as a threat, because it is a beautiful necessity. Diversity is a gift that some places do not get to experience and when I think about the “American Dream” I think of a place where we can all experience life in peace and harmony. Isn’t that what we all want? To not be in fear of living?

Seeing Immigration and Customs Enforcement, ICE, raid workplaces and schools is outrageous. How can it not break your heart seeing families being torn apart because they were searching for their piece of freedom. It does not make sense to tell people who do not look like you to “go back to your country” when the land was stolen to begin with. 

On February 2, 2025 hundreds of people gathered at the City Hall of Dallas to let our voices be heard. We marched the streets of downtown chanting our grievances about the situation at hand. My heart goes out to the immigrants in this nation. I stand with you all.

My First Magazine Feature

I wanted to share that I photographed my first feature in the November issue of D Magazine!

Thank you S. Holland Murphy for giving me the opportunity to photograph such an interesting topic!

Don’t worry this issue is uplifting.

Please check out the November issue of D magazine to understand Death Doulas and the different prospectives on death.