SELF-PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHY

Words and Wonders

(2022-2023)

A series featuring ephemeral headpieces made with decaying plant materials and paired with lyrics from Vanessa's catalogue.

  • THE SUMMONING

    THE SUMMONING

    Hemlock and henbane brew
    Nighshade and jimsonroot
    Round up my devils
    on the head of a pin


    Lyrics from A MECHANICAL ROOKERY
    (First of June, On Bloodless Wings)

  • THE VEIL

    THE VEIL

    Set me alight—a meteor
    Barrelling through the atmosphere
    Where the veil is thin as gossamer


    Lyrics from GOLDEN HOUR
    (Hiland Blues Band, Vol. 1)

  • OCTOBER

    OCTOBER

    Scarlet October leaves
    Ochre and amber and honey-gold
    The rich, woven tapestry
    The unbreakable thread
    The warm glow of memory


    Lyrics from AN INDIGO TIDE
    (First of June, Razor Blade Spine)

  • REAPER

    REAPER

    Did you know by the wind
    By its breath on your skin
    Did you know that your reaper had come?


    Lyrics from (DID YOU) KNOW YOUR REAPER
    (First of June, On Bloodless Wings)

  • BENEATH THESE PETALS

    BENEATH THESE PETALS

    I will show them
    The fire burning
    Beneath these pretty petals
    Is not afraid


    Lyrics from THE UPPER HAND
    (First of June, Waiting for Rabbit)

  • THREADS

    THREADS

    All the loose threads
    Gathered together
    And scattered on the wind
    By chickadee
    dee
    dee
    dee


    Lyrics from YOU WANTED IN
    (Vanessa Laurin, Before the Coyotes Come)

  • COUNTING SHEEP

    COUNTING SHEEP

    Counting sheep
    One by one
    Until the coyotes come


    Lyrics from BEFORE THE COYOTES COME
    (Vanessa Laurin, Before the Coyotes Come)


  • BY YOUR SIDE

    BY YOUR SIDE

    I am already there
    Standing by your side
    Faster than the sound
    Of your dying red sun


    Lyrics from ALL THAT YOU'VE EVER WANTED
    (First of June, Swallowed by the Sea)







SELECTED WORKS FROM THE ARCHIVES

(2003-2021)

Coming soon.





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