We had the good fortune of connecting with Anne Staveley and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Anne, Let’s talk about principles and values – what matters to you most?
My values and principles actually have changed a lot recently, in April 2023, I had to have emergency brain surgery to remove a 2 1/2 inch cyst from the back of my brain. I have to say that changed everything. So there is The ME before and The me after. The question I have been contemplating over the last eight months is who am I. Because I feel so good now, and in that reflection, I realized how not good I have felt for many years. It’s a process from stepping out of doing an into being. This process actually started after taking the circle of doors, tarot project to Burning Man in 2022, I arrived back in Santa Fe with covid totally worn out from the past eight months of working and hustling to get our art installation out there, thinking… “what the fuck am I doing, I am going to kill myself” so I stopped… and then the brain tumor really stopped me. Surrender, acceptance and patience was my mantra over and over and still is. Also, the question of how do I want to spend my time, I turned 55 this year. And I actually had the realization, that I had done enough, 25 year career and portrait, photography, large scale, photo muralist, an amazing collaboration with Jill Sutherland creating the circle of doors tarot, and so many other beautiful, artistic endeavors. I built my own house, raised two amazing children , who are doing great in the world. I did it!! Anything else I do or accomplish is just icing on the cake :-). I have learned to high-five myself often. If you put it in” values or principles” . I truly value the opportunity to have life on this earth. To be present and available, active, loving the people in my life. Open honest, authentic vulnerable relationships, the space to be in nature and move my body daily, laugh with friends. and to let go, let and let some more of those old places and patterns in ourselves that are not serving us and that are causing us suffering. Can I show up as my true self, I think only now, for the first time in my life I really understand what that is. Be kind to the Earth, and to each other, this has been a really hard one to even understand what it is, but forgiveness, of myself most of all, tomorrow’s a new day 🙂 the people will show up who are meant to be there. No grasping, no making, no needing no wanting no pushing no pulling… What does allowing feel like? A deep long exhale with a side of surrender

With all this being said, I am a creator, a builder, a photographer, a mother, a friend, a partner, a lover. In allowing creativity to show up in a new way….can I create from a place of ease and abundance. And not in desperation.

www.annestaveley.com
www.circleofdoorstarot.com
www.staveleyandsutherland.com

thank you for your time:)
Anne

Can you open up a bit about your work and career? We’re big fans and we’d love for our community to learn more about your work.
Anne Staveley has dedicated herself to capturing evocative portraits of the endless creative human spirit. Offering 25 years of experience as a professional photographer, builder, large scale photo muralist and installation artist. Anne is creating conscious conversation through portraiture and art.

Anne is an inspired builder and a graduate of the Rhode Island School of Design. She has served as a staff photographer at Santa Fe’s THE Magazine for more than 8 years, Anne has shot more than 100 working artists in their studios, a series she continues today with the Voices of Art project.

Since 2012, Anne has had an ongoing collaboration with artist Jill Sutherland. Staveley & Sutherland LLC creates large scale photography murals, award winning interactive art, wedding photography and the duo is currently completing a tarot deck, Circle of Doors Tarot.

In addition, Annes latest work represents a major turning point in her journey as an artist, diving headfirst into underwater photography and creating poetic art from it.

Staveley has built and designed her home in Santa Fe, New Mexico. It is available for short term rental. https://airbnb.com/h/casadecouglettasantafenm

The Shoutout series is all about recognizing that our success and where we are in life is at least somewhat thanks to the efforts, support, mentorship, love and encouragement of others. So is there someone that you want to dedicate your shoutout to?
I would love to dedicate my shout out to all the people who showed up for me in the last year, thank you thank you thank you I couldn’t have made it through without you,

A special shout out to my children Cree and Cypress Hayunga. So much love for you both!

Website: annstaveley.com circleofdoorstarot.com staveleyandsutherland.com Livinlargephoto.com

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/annestaveley/

Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@livinlargephoto2869/videos

Other: https://www.instagram.com/circleofdoorstarot/ Livinlargephoto.com

Image Credits
©Anne Staveley

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