Welcome to Windinhair Designs, the online home for showcasing a small sample of photography, paintings and mixed media by Marti MS Reynolds.
Why the name?

1. The romantic 'why': Windinhair (est. 2005) symbolizes the artistic inspiration I get from being in the outdoors, kayaking. hiking, painting, snapping photos.
2. The reality 'why' : Quite often it's windy and strands of tangled, knotted hair (luckily my own) cover the lens, my face, the canvas along with some leaves and a bug or two.
3. Hair In Face, Face of Hair or Bugs In Teeth just didn't sound right. 
   
   

• I'm inspired by the various places I've called home from Washington to Massachusetts, Colorado to California and Maine as well as travels throughout the US, UK, Canada and Europe. 
• My interest in photography started in my youth as a fast way to capture what I intended to paint later.  Many times I favor the photos, as do others, over the painting. I choose to do both, but photography usually prevails. I've been creating printed photo journals and calendars of our travels for decades.
• I typically paint with water-soluble oils or acrylics and often incorporate elements of collage and mixed media items--they're a fun, less precise way to express a feeling or memory of a place that a lens can't always capture.
• I also like to experiment crafting with different found objects from beach trash and sea glass to vintage fabrics and memorabilia. Just about anything can become something else: small sculptures, junk journals, jewelry or clothing. Depends on the mood.

Please feel free to email me with any questions or collaborations.
Please also visit my Etsy site for my annual calendars and cardstock, and perhaps some etcetera.

​Thanks for stopping by!

Marti Reynolds
Copyright 2005-24

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