It’s that time of year for getting cozy on the couch with a good book and cup of tea. Currently, I have about three at my elbow. When you think about purchasing a book, please remember local, independent bookstores can order anything you want if they don’t already carry it. WA IS WATER is available to order through Indiebound, a great resource to help you shop locally. https://www.indiebound.org/book/9780998407616 #photoessay #IndependentBookstores #Indiebound #JenniferPresto

The interview with Gig Harbor Living Local has arrived! It was fun remembering the places I traveled over the course of two years to research the book, WA IS WATER. It reminded me of a slogan I thought up: Welcome to WA(nder)! Shoutout to @teerlinck for all of the author photos. (Pages 42-46) https://www.yumpu.com/en/document/read/62602244/april-2019-gig-harbor-living-local/42 #explore #author #research #JenniferPrestonChushcoff #PNW #DryFalls #gigharbor #livinglocal #photogr

Back from visiting the coast with my beast-friend. (I turned a photo of her into a “watercolor” using the Waterlogue app.) Every time we walk along a beach some ancient urge disturbs us so that we find ourselves shedding shoes and garments or scavenging among seaweed and whitened timbers like the homesick refugees of a long war… Mostly the animals understand their roles, but man, by comparison, seems troubled by a message that, it is often said, he cannot quite remember or ha

Sylvia saw the stars in the sea . . . editing a new picture book about Sylvia Earle

Upcoming Book Signing for WA is Water: An Intimate Portrait

Inhale water’s slow to make her art a soft persistence beguiles and seduces the boulders crack and crumble scatter bones beneath the waves the tides have time to burn winter’s weary centuries break open earth’s blue blood Exhale #art #waiswater #droplet #fog #Water #photography #chushcoff #poetry #jennifer #poem #nature #preston #photos

Inhale water’s slow to make her art a soft persistence beguiles and seduces the boulders crack and crumble scatter bones beneath the waves the tides have time to burn winter’s weary centuries break open earth’s blue blood Exhale #art #waiswater #droplet #fog #Water #photography #chushcoff #poetry #jennifer #poem #nature #preston #photos

In search of watery inspiration, I took a trip around my favorite volcano, MT Rainier. Here’s a quick video of unedited photos. Enjoy! #waiswater #Water #JenniferChushcoff #photography #byjenn #rain #washington #waterfalls #poetry #jenniferpreston #mtrainier #tacoma

In search of watery inspiration, I took a trip around my favorite volcano, MT Rainier. Here’s a quick video of unedited photos. Enjoy! #waiswater #Water #JenniferChushcoff #photography #byjenn #rain #washington #waterfalls #poetry #jenniferpreston #mtrainier #tacoma

I’ve been working on creating a bracelet made from used bicycle tubes. (Did you know bike shops just throw this stuff out??) My goals were to design something that complemented my WA is WATER book and saved rubber from landfills. After much experimentation and tinkering, I present: Rubber Bands: Raindrops. Each bracelet is unique since they are cut from different recycled bike tubes. They’re also waterproof and very comfortable, stretching to conform to your wrist. Rubber Ban

I’ve been working on creating a bracelet made from used bicycle tubes. (Did you know bike shops just throw this stuff out??) My goals were to design something that complemented my WA is WATER book and saved rubber from landfills. After much experimentation and tinkering, I present: Rubber Bands: Raindrops. Each bracelet is unique since they are cut from different recycled bike tubes. They’re also waterproof and very comfortable, stretching to conform to your wrist. Rubber Ban

Looking for beautiful watery places in Washington. Let me know if you have a favorite! #waiswater #state #photography #washington #waterfalls #poetry #Stevenson #FallsCreekFalls

Looking for beautiful watery places in Washington. Let me know if you have a favorite! #waiswater #state #photography #washington #waterfalls #poetry #Stevenson #FallsCreekFalls

I’d like to introduce you to Falls Creek Falls. We met a few days ago near the Columbia River while I was working on my book, WA is Water. I’ll never forget it. #video #waiswater

I’d like to introduce you to Falls Creek Falls. We met a few days ago near the Columbia River while I was working on my book, WA is Water. I’ll never forget it. #video #waiswater

Dungeness Spit, Sequim, WA. #WAisWater (at Dungeness Spit) #waiswater

Dungeness Spit, Sequim, WA. #WAisWater (at Dungeness Spit) #waiswater

Out chasing the fog for #WAisWater with Winston and Boo Bear. #waiswater

Out chasing the fog for #WAisWater with Winston and Boo Bear. #waiswater

Sneak peek behind the scenes of WA is Water #cranberrybogs #waiswater #NametheRain #book #JenniferChushcoff #rain #washington #byJenn #poetry #jenniferpreston #WAISWATER #photos