@pfortlage
Photographic Artist and Storyteller based in Los Angeles. MG and MECFS. Chronic Illness/Disability Awareness. On a mission to close the gender gap in power and respect. https://linktr.ee/patriciafortlage
Super fun afternoon (it took all my spoons)! I just dropped off “Pears at Rest” at Art Share L.A. for the upcoming Summer Salon Exhibition. The show runs from June 7 to July 12 with a reception on June 7 from 6pm to 9pm.
Art Share L.A.
801 E 4th Place, Los Angeles, CA 90013
#MECFS
📷 I have two series I am working on right now, one about chronic illness (Lemonade - My Chronic Illness Story) and one about how temporary life is (Still Life)
#MECFS #MG
❤️🩹 I have a disability (Myasthenia Gravis and MECFS) and many days it really kicks my butt
💡 I have a real fascination with light which is one of the reasons I love photography so much...
☕️ I cannot function without my cold brew every morning
👑 I am a sappy Bridgerton, Sanditon, Downton Abbey fan
🏂 I am a recovering snowboarding addict
🌎I have been to over 60 countries
🌴I am a California girl through and through
🖤My favorite color is black (I know, I know, not a color, blah blah)...
Hi Friends! I have a lot of new followers here so I thought I would introduce myself. My name is Patti and I am a documentary and fine art photographer – and sometimes writer and speaker - from Los Angeles. Here are some fun facts about me:
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... an acceptance I am not ready to give. There is an in-between, and a back and forth. I don't want to make the best of it, not yet. For now, I grieve.
From the fine art photographic series, Lemonade. My life with chronic illness and disability. #MECFS
Grieving. My life was full; it was big, it was global, it was active, it was productive. Today my life is small... with a very small mobile circumference, often limited to an even smaller room. I am grieving my former life, much of it completely gone. Allowing it to rest in peace takes...
Muted Harmony
From the Still Life series, Impermanence
Archival Pigment Print on 100% Cotton Rag Paper
I do something similar. I tell them there are too many smokers around for me. I then say, "I mean, their bodies, their choice, of course." Watch their brain try to reconcile the fact that smokers have actually been saying "my body my choice" for a hundred years.
Interesting article from Aedra Fine Arts and Titan Contemporary Journal
www.aedrafinearts.com/single-post/...
A special still life post for all the mothers and mother figures out there. Happy Mother's Day to all!
Still Life No.9: A Quiet Gathering
And since spring has sprung and I need to raise funds for a solo show this fall, I am offering a SALE on all of my prints! Link in bio.
Still Life No. 3: Loved One
I especially loved creating this piece because I got to incorporate a beautiful charcoal drawing from one of my favorite artists, Lynn Heinz (go to her Instagram page now @lynnheinzart; you won't regret it. Really, go.)
Thank you!🙏
Thank you for the kind words, Cody! 🙏
I am really honored to share that I have been selected one of thirty artists featured in this season’s Homiens “Meet the Artists” book!
You can see the full book here: homiens.com/meet-the-art...
Barbed Wire
From the fine art photographic series, Lemonade. Life with chronic illness and disability. Link in bio.
I have two more MRIs this morning. 😑
I remember reading that if you are scared to fly, you should fly often. The theory was eventually you would become used to it, that the nuisance of it would eventually overtake the fear and you would become more obsessed with the boredom than the fear.
I understand completely, and I am so sorry. 😢 🫂
TOMMOROW NIGHT (MARCH 20)!! 6-8pm at the Ebell of Los Angeles, 743 S Lucerne Blvd
"A Woman's Place: Visual Voices" is a tribute to the profound impact of women's narratives.
Dropped off this bit of whimsy for the upcoming “A Woman’s Place: Visual Voices” show opening this week!
This exhibition will be on view March 20 to April 24, at the historic Ebell of Los Angeles, 743 South Lucerne Blvd, Los Angeles, CA. Opening reception is Thurs, March 20, 6-8pm.
I am very honored to be showing with The Photographer's Eye Collective Exhibition: Living and Photographing in an Imperfect Union
Now through May 31, 2025.
www.thephotographerseyecollective.com/p81305637/h1...
They want us well or they want us dead. That is precisely their business model, which is working perfectly... for them.
More on Substack... open.substack.com/pub/patricia...
I don't mind being alone. As an introvert and as someone with autism, I find solitude both comforting and even energizing at times. I get more done when I am alone. And I love love love quiet. I simply love the sound of quiet. It relaxes me and it fills me with... read more on my Substack. 🔗in bio.
Latest Substack article is out! I talk about all the research I must do to ensure proper care from medical providers. Would love to hear others' experiences as well. 🔗 in bio.
The latest edition of ArtDoc Magazine is out including an online exhibit titled, Beyond the Frame. Thrilled to have "On The Menu" and "The Breath" included in the online exhibit! Link in bio.
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The latest Women United Art Magazine is out! My bound copy should be here in the next day or two, which I will share via reels so keep an eye out for that! This issue looks more amazing than ever. For some of the most beautiful art created by women, be sure to get yourself a copy today.
As many of you know, I am working on a documentary highlighting my chronic illness journey. You can follow along easily by joining me on Substack. Link in bio.