About the Artist

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About the Artist

As a conceptual artist with a graphic design background I work mostly with color and design. I see beauty in what is around me expressing ideas and concepts.

When engaged in a lengthy project or a still life subject, I aim to
produce a deep and captivating image, remaining inquisitive thought out
the photography process. Each image flows thru me as it is a process of letting go and revealing.

Our homes serve as sanctuaries for our peace of mind. Creating a warm home is nourishment for the soul.

I want you to feel something when you view my work. I have 2 very special projects that are both spiritual, Polaroids and Angels.

Why I Create

The Foundation of Feeling

My understanding of "home" was forged in uncertainty. At a very young age, my mother, my sister, and I found ourselves homeless, relying on the grace of strangers who took us in. We eventually fled everything we knew, chasing safety across the country on a Greyhound bus toward California. That early displacement never left me. It became the driving force behind my life's work. To me, creating beauty in a space or an image is not about decoration—it is about emotional survival. If you cannot feel something when you look at my work, I have failed.

Angelic Whispers

In 1997, I embarked on a profound two-year journey across Europe, guided by something beyond my understanding. Traveling with my mother and stepfather through Italy and Germany, I created a series of angel photographs—a project I knew nothing about when I began, yet felt compelled to pursue.

Each image is a double exposure, capturing unexpected moments of light that I could never have planned. Shot on rare, super-grainy film no longer in production, these photographs are pure accidents of light—no digital manipulation, just the magic of the medium itself. I hand-crafted the costumes and brought hand-made wings across the ocean in a bicycle box.

Two weeks after completing this project, my mother passed away. For ten years, I couldn't bear to look at these photographs. I didn't understand the message. But now I see this wasn't coincidence—it was a spiritual journey from darkness to light, a transformation I'm finally ready to share.

Polaroids

There are five 20x24 polaroid cameras in the world. The camera came to San Francisco and I jumped at the chance to use it. I had the camera for one hour. Each original is on polaroid instant film. The theme is spiritual. At the time it was most controversial for a woman shooter to show men almost nude. There are 8 originals.

EXPERIENCE

  • Education

    Graduated with a Degree in Graphic Design & Photography CSU Chico.

    5 years Assistant to Pro Photographers in NYC, LA and San Francisco.

    Owner of Rose Hodges Photography since 1990

  • Art Shows/Awards

    APA San Francisco 5 years

    Madrigal Family Winery Sausalito

    Graphis Magazine Accepted/ Micheal Vanderbyl Design

    Pro Bono Awards

  • Any other Milestones

    I founded the Personal Work Show for Commercial Photographers APA San Francisco in 1990's.

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