Mother of three, wife of one. My grandparents were illustrators and my uncle designed paperback jackets, so I grew up around that particular type of art. I spent a year at the Art Student's League of NYC and fell in love with sculpting. I decided I needed to go to college and put the art behind me for a time. My undergraduate work was in in Social Work and Biblical Studies. Was pursuing a Masters in Marriage and Family Therapy at Virginia Tech when the doctors discovered our oldest had a highly malignant brain tumor. That changed everything.

Currently I lead worship whenever I can get the work. It is something I thoroughly enjoy. I use my photographs to create backgrounds for the song lyrics I use in worship. I often do some heavy post processing on them to make them more compatible as backgrounds.

I can tell from the occasional comment that not everyone cares for the grunge/distortion effects, but well - to each his own. I enjoy experimenting and sharing what I have found. My family's background has given me a decent understanding of illustrative work, which is very different from the work of a photo journalist, which I don't aspire to.

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  • to use Pre-made Background by rubyblossom.
  • Singing blackbird (Turdus merula) by Gaz-zee-boh
  • Singing From the Rooftops by wealthnorfame
  • It's been a long day... by Mattijn
  • Sleeping Fox by Casteel
  • elizabeth lansdell hammell by So Sylvie
  • Free Worship Backgrounds 1 by southernbellepsp
  • field4.jpg by pamssmith
  • The path to Hell is paved with good intentions. by Mike Lanzetta
  • The Work Programme No to Slavery - a5 size by Edinburgh Coalition Against Poverty
  • Clover by Robert_Brown [bracketed]
  • Rooster and the Fox--Aesops Fables--Milo Winter by finsbry
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    mahnazahmed says:

    "i should have written this testimonial a long time ago, actually i should have done it the first time Pat came to visit my stream...because even in that first interaction i got the feeling that here is a wonderful lady, sweet, courageous, spiritual...then i discovered her talent and heart as well...Pat is one of those people whose goodness shines without beeing seen, whose friendship i am proud to have. Her cardinal and dogwood images have made a deep imprint in my heart...her kindness and faith has won her a friend."

    29th October, 2009

Name:
Patricia Hammell Kashtock
Joined:
April 2009
Hometown:
Highland Park, NJ
Currently:
USA
I am:
Female and Taken
Occupation:
Worship Leader
Website:
Take It for What It's Worth