ASHLEY LUCIA TORRES, Ph.D.

I have solo-travelled to Norway, Iceland, Singapore, Indonesia, Japan, the United Kingdom, Italy, Spain, France, Germany, Hungary, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Canada, and Mexico.

I have also attended university in Norway and Singapore.

I have been doing portrait and travel photography since 2015.

*Most portraits omitted for privacy.

I’ve always been a creative person, exploring all different kinds of crafts and art forms.

I have done ceramics (hand-building and wheel-throwing) since I was 10, sewn clothing since I was 12, and practiced photography since I was 15.

Other interests include: screen printing, jewelry-making, silver-smithing, knitting, crocheting, and painting.

I have had up to 200 houseplants in my home at once, running a sealed indoor greenhouse in my living room. I am knowledgable about species names, different necessary care, and propagation techniques.

I have served as a Store Manager for a local plant shop from 2021 – 2022 where I helped clients pick out the plants best suited to their spaces, provided in-person and online plant care assistance, and taught a variety of workshops covering instructional courses on propagation techniques to hands-on classes on making dried flower wreaths.