THE STORY BEHIND

THE COMPASS POINTS HERE

I began making artwork with a heavily retail focused mindset, exploring art shows and selling wholesale. With the growth of my primary photography business - Courtney Kent Photography - this aspect of my work has shifted and I now primarily focus on one or two unique collaborations with individuals and businesses each year.

In the late ‘80’s a bearded man in a knit cap and aviator glasses met a sun tanned former gymnast with a perm and an adventurous spirit.  They had a baby.  They brought their bald, chubby, baby to Northern Michigan where they had purchased a 500 square foot log cabin on a lake.  In the morning they dressed their baby in warm clothes, wrapped her in a blanket and tucked her under the bow of their boat so they could keep an eye on her while they trolled for walleye.  

That baby was me. 

I’m “all grown up”, but that exposure to life in Northern Michigan settled somewhere deep inside of me and has never left. 

The smells, the seasons, the water, the woods.

I create artwork that reminds me of all of my favorite things and my favorite place in the world.