Rachel Bliven

Olympia

As a fine art photographer, I use my lens to challenge harmful societal norms surrounding body image. Through my artistic practice, I empower individuals to embrace their inherent beauty and strength, fostering a revolution of self-acceptance. I incorporate mixed media and artist books to explore questions of equality and representation through visual storytelling. Additionally, I express my ideas and values in mixed media and installation art. As an enthusiastic entrepreneur, I offer personalized assistance, headshots, photography, and design services. My mission is to empower artists, businesses, and non-profits to create vibrant and productive online presences. Furthermore, I also enjoy engaging in floral design and event production as other professional avenues.

Projects

  1. Portraits & Headshots

    Helping small businesses to develop their professional presence. Professional headshots, product photography, graphic assets and social media management.

    Photography

  2. Floristry Portfolio

    My work focuses on the use of local, sustainable and wild plants and flowers. I specialize in weddings, parties, and arrangements for sets and photoshoots.

    Floristry

  3. The Portrait Project: A Gendered Query

    This project is a series of limited edition hand-bound artist books blending portrait photography and personal narratives to tell the story of marginalized a…

    Photography

  4. I'm Still Here Anyway

    This collection of self-portraiture inspired by artists such as Claude Cahun during the surliest movement, this project uses photography as a means of explor…

    Photography

  5. Women Of Bauhaus Installaton

    This mixed-media installation pulls attention to the legacy of craft as a universal language and a means of resistance.

    Mixed Media Art

  6. Eva Rusnak

    A compilation from a music video shoot in Santa Fe, New Mexico, for Eva Rustic. We aimed to create an environment of vintage glamor mixed with the rustic set…

    Cinematic Arts, Design

  7. Living Sculpture

    I started with a love of paper and a curiosity to explore the perimeters of what's possible. In the symbol of a bra, I found visual and intellectual notions …

    Fashion, Mixed Media Art

Skills

  1. Photography

    Techniques
    Digital, Black And White, Analog, Double Exposure
    Types
    Portraiture, Fashion, Fine Art, Still Life, Surreal, Street

  2. Cinematic Arts

    Focus
    Directing, Editing, Costume & Make Up, Set Design
    Genres
    Dance, Art & Design, Indie & Arthouse, Experimental, Expanded Cinema

  3. Mixed Media Art

    Techniques
    Collage, Painting, Wood Block Stamping, Natural & Found Object Stamping, Printmaking, Assemblage
    Types
    Dioramas, Installation Art, Sculpture, Wall Art, Wearable Art

  4. Floristry

    Materials
    Cut Flowers, Fair Trade Flowers, Organic Flowers, Succulents, Wild Flowers & Foliage
    Focus
    Custom Arrangements, Handheld Arrangements, Vase Arrangements
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