Hi, I’m Lisa.
For as long as I can remember, I've been fascinated by the ways people can experience the same moment so differently.
That curiosity found its way into photography, documenting real life as it unfolded. Over time that curiosity included drawings, pottery, and writing—different languages for exploring the things that are hardest to explain: connection, misunderstanding, hope, grief, beauty, and the quiet moments that change us.
I've spent decades exploring relationships, family systems, neurodiversity, and emotional health. Again and again, I found myself doing the same kind of work: helping people translate experiences they couldn't quite put into words.
Translating neurotypes.
Translating relationships.
Translating symbols.
Translating emotions.
Translating art into words.
Translating words into images.
It's less about having answers than offering another lens.
Cheshire Moon Smile grew from that lifelong search.
For years, the Cheshire Moon has appeared at pivotal moments in my life. It became a quiet reminder to pay attention—to wonder, to mystery, and to the possibility that even ordinary moments can hold extraordinary meaning.
This space is named after that reminder.
Whether through essays, artwork, photography, or pottery, my hope is always the same: to help us understand ourselves, our spirituality, each other, and the world around us a little more clearly.
My background includes award-winning documentary photography, fine art, published interviews, and years of visual storytelling. Those experiences continue to shape how I observe the world, but the heart of this work has always been the same: noticing, translating, and sharing what helps us see each other—and ourselves—with greater understanding. The world doesn't change when we see it differently—but our experience of it does.