Acres Homes, a father whose hands could make a home, a place for the heart to call home. A space curated by Jamie Lee Rivers, where your image is captured in expression of your humanity. As a photographer and digital artist Jamie considers her work simple. Choosing to focus her efforts on revealing an individual's genuine nature. She found a love for creating art after being enrolled and then removed from a high school photography class. As a way of supporting their daughters desire to practice the craft, despite the politics of public education, her parents bought her a Nikon Camera. This was the spark she needed, with camera in hand a young Jamie found herself taking pictures of friends and findings within her neighborhood. This experience led her to an astonishing fact regarding her own family, they had no family pictures of their own. Her family placed more focus on their lives in the present moment than some captured moment from the past. The appreciation they held for one another did not need to be captured to be known. As someone who enjoys people and their stories Jamie felt that it should be both. To her, a picture is a conversation with the past, an opportunity to connect the then with the now. When it came time for her to choose her start in the world, she chose to turn her decadence in photography from a hobby to a study by attending the art institute. Throughout her studies, various class project assignments prompted exploration of herself and helped challenge the boundaries of her creativity. One of said projects brought her vis-a-vis with the neighborhood she had been sheltered within. "Home is where the Heart is", is a visual exploration of Acres Homes, one of the oldest predominantly black neighborhoods in Houston, TX. This project for Jamie was a reengagement in the place she called home. She gained knowledge and understanding of the people with whom she had shared land all her life. This act returned to her the simplicity of creating and the mission behind it. She plans on expanding this project with a part 2. Showcasing her real view of the 44 as her idols, Gordon Parks and Jamal Shabazz, have done with the places they call home. Taking initiative toward her future in photography she started her own business. During this time her father, who had worked his way to owning a carpentry business, passed to grace. In the wake of this she promised herself that she would see her business successful no matter what. That promise has grounded her in moments when her love for art was not enough. With that commitment she has set a goal to one day establish a creative studio of her own. She recognizes that art is not done solely for the empowerment of self but also the grounding of others. Having her own place to shoot would allow her more opportunity to create a safe space for her clients. She is someone who regularly makes time to be present in the lives of her people, whether by phone or in person. As such, her presence during a shoot is welcoming and comforting. A session with Jamie is like going to visit your favorite cousin, you will laugh, you may cry, but you will leave with a story. The memories will be sent a few days later.