Rondi Lightmark
photographer/writer/counselor

Great Dog Greetings/Lightmarkphoto

• http://www.lightmarkphoto.com

I'm a professional writer and photographer with a greeting card company (Great Dog Greetings/Lightmark Photography) featuring dogs in cars with humorous captions. New card lines focus on cats and folk art. My work can be found in bookstores, gift shops, food coops and pet stores throughout the Seattle area, as well as in Oregon, Idaho, Ohio, Vermont, and online through my website. I also exhibit my art photography, do portrait commissions, and love the offbeat project that allows me to use my skills to help you get your work noticed.

I'm good at combining word and image; seasoned co-author, web writer, magazine writer and poet; I am also a certified Washington state counselor with ten years' experience working with people dealing with grief and loss or creative blocks.

Does it seem strange - humor and dogs versus grief and loss? Somehow I feel blessed to live both sides of the human condition. A Google search will tell you more.

I'm looking for more sales reps for my greeting cards.

I'm looking for more venues -- cafes, restaurants, hospitals, nursing homes, doctors' offices, hotels, corporations -- to show the colorful and joyful collection of dog photos featured on my greeting cards. This collection has thus far been in a bank, a restaurant, a gallery, a veterinarian's office, and is presently in a senior citizen center. And in every venue, there have been rave reviews and happy customers.

I'd like to work with anyone interested in advertising, using pets and humor, or fine art photography.

I'm also looking for used camera lenses in great condition for my Canon 20D.

BA in Human Language from University of Massachusetts MA in Counseling and Spirituality from Saybrook Institute, San Francisco Certifed in Bert Hellinger technique of Family Systems Therapy

1966 - 1993: Teacher and school administrator in private schools, some of which focused on the work of Rudolf Steiner; 1994 - present: Writer publishing on topics ranging from spirituality, bereavement, psychology and mysticism to travel and restaurant reviews, relationships, gardening, and dog training; 1993 - 2000: Caregiver for individuals dying of cancer; 2000 - present: Photographer, creator of "Great Dog Greetings" and "Cat Cards"; 9 gallery shows to present; 2000 - present: Counselor, mainly online, focusing on issues of bereavement and self-image.