Wild Soul Photo & Supply

OUR STORY

Wild Soul Photo and Supply was first born from a deep love and respect for the natural world, its sentient beings with whom we share this beautiful planet we all call home, and my love affair with the camera and photographing the wild horses of Colorado’s San Luis Valley. It would be an understatement to say that my time with the horses and behind the camera helped me get through some challenging times in my life and I am grateful for everyday and every opportunity I have to share with others what I see in nature.

Wild Soul morphed from selling images into designing and constructing frames as a way to make my images more accessible to those seeking to gift images to themselves or others. I thought if I could design a frame that would allow for instant wall art (and an instant gift) without the costs of putting the images under glass, it might bring more of my work into the homes of wonderful people who love nature as I do. I knew whatever I created had to have an environmentally conscious focus which meant zero use of plastic, using sustainable woods from trees that would have otherwise been thrown away or burned, and creating something so versatile that it could hang a variety of artwork; mine, yours, or from other artists who make beautiful work….over and over again with no waste.

Over the years, I have worked with different gentlemen who have helped me locate beautiful trees who have given their lives capturing our carbon and providing housing for all kinds of creatures, but were being cut down to make way for local gentrification projects or had become victims of our climate crisis. My current accomplice in this venture, Bill Anderson, a Vietnam Veteran, artist, woodcrafter, and lover of nature. Bill locates trees for us both, hauls them to his mill and prepares them for me to design, cut, plane and finish. It is a relationship of respect; between Bill and me, and the trees. We are dedicated to continuing the life of beautiful trees through art and supporting other artists along the way.

Because our world is filled with single-use consumer products that cause more harm than happiness, Wild Soul Photo and Supply remains intent on creating reusable custom frames that support the beauty of art and the planet. We thank you for your interest in our frames and my photography, and bringing beauty, joy, awe, and a love of art into your home and the homes of the people you love. Thank you for spending time here.