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Hello. My name is Christi Marie, but you can call me Spuddle Funk.

What does Spuddle Funk mean?

๐—ฆ๐—ฝ๐˜‚๐—ฑ๐—ฑ๐—น๐—ฒ: (noun) ๐˜ข ๐˜ง๐˜ฆ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฃ๐˜ญ๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต
๐—™๐˜‚๐—ป๐—ธ: (noun) ๐˜ข ๐˜ด๐˜ต๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ฐ๐˜ง ๐˜ฅ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฑ๐˜ณ๐˜ฆ๐˜ด๐˜ด๐˜ช๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ

โ€œI am feebly moving through life in a state of depressionโ€ฆ๐“Œ๐’พ๐“‰๐’ฝ ๐’ถ ๐’ธ๐’ถ๐“‚๐‘’๐“‡๐’ถ!โ€

Stay weird, stay different.


 I’ve had my eyes behind a lens for much of my life. There’s something special about capturing memories for others that brings my soul peace in a world of chaos. Am I perfect? No. I’m rather unconventional in appearance with my multiple piercings and tattoos, but I can promise you one thing: I will never pretend to be something I’m not. I am often described as shy, opinionated, caring, and strong woman who is prone to random acts of stupidity. 


At the age of 13, I was formally diagnosed with anxiety and depression later attributed to PTSD (post-traumatic stress disorder) and I also suffer from a chronic form of the auto-immune disorder called Mucha Habermann disease and severe eiosinophilic and allergic asthma. 


Photography is not just a passion, but a therapy. While I am behind a lens I don’t feel anything but absolute joy. No anxiety. No PTSD. 





When I am not behind my camera, my main focus in life is my children. They are not only my greatest achievement in life, but also my greatest love. My dad once told me that I would never understand true love until I had a little "mini me" walking around....and well, he was right. I take parenting very seriously - especially since two of my children are considered "special needs". While I do feel like this aspect of my life gives me the unique understanding and ability photograph families who face the same struggles I do, being a parent to special needs children combined with my own unique disabilities means that I cannot and will not be doing photography full time in the foreseeable future.

My reason for breathing

- and the source of my grey hairs.

Malachi Joseph

Born: 2002

United States Marine

Master of Sarcasm

Gamer Extraordinaire

Vintage Car Aficionado

Photography Junkie


Jakobe Draven

Born: 2010

ASD, ADHD, Speech/Language Impairment & Delay

Gamer Extraordinaire

Landscape Photography Enthusiast

Science, History, & Robotics Junkie

True Crime Addict

Ash Emsley

Born: 2013

ADHD, Speech & Language Impairment, Non-Binary

Artist

Horror Movie Fanatic

YouTube Junkie

Social Butterfly