[1] As the oldest of nine children and mother to three, Blackmon uses her own family members and household to "move beyond the documentary to explore the fantastic elements of our everyday lives.
"[1] Blackmon studied art at Missouri State University where she became interested in photography and the work of photographers such as Sally Mann and Diane Arbus.
Drawing extensively on her personal experiences and relationships, Blackmon adds an element of humor and fantasy to create works that touch on both the everyday and the fictitious.
[2] Mind Games, Blackmon’s first major body of work, explores childhood play through a series of black and white images.
Blackmon says that the images in her series Domestic Vacations recall the tableaux of 17th-century Dutch and Flemish painters, notably the chaotic familial scenes of Jan Steen.