Who are you, and what do you do? What do you like to do outside of work?

I am Karly Morrison, an entrepreneur, published writer, professional photographer, & adventurer living on an island in the Pacific Northwest of Canada.

I own & operate three businesses and am in the process of opening a fourth.

At The Bloodroot Gallery Art & Photography Inc., I am a professional photographer, digital gallerist, and art dealer.

At Death Rituals Inc., I provide counselling and Community Death Care, End of Life Planning, and Palliative Services in my community.

At Talisman Tattoos, I create intentional hand-poked tattoos, pre-colonization style. I often experiment with ancient traditional tattoo materials such as bone, wood, stone, and ash.

I love what I do. Outside of work I travel, hike, and explore with my husband and our two dogs. I love road trips and warm beach locations. I am a skilled outdoors person and trap-shooter, and also enjoy acro-yoga, pole dancing, and attending concerts.

I am a Celtic herbalist, meaning I make different plant preparations such as salves, balms, and smoking blends—specifically in the field of Veneficium (the use of poison plants as medicine). I grow my own plants and herbs to use in this practice, and frequently have my writings & photography on that subject published in Witchology Magazine.

As a self-professed foodie, I also sample restaurants all over Canada, the USA, and Mexico frequently and I relish reviewing them for Google and Yelp.

I’m also a fountain pen enthusiast—extra-fine, extra-smooth gold nib snob.

What hardware do you use?

• Custom rose gold MacBook Air
• LG UltraFine 4k Display monitor
• Sony A7IV Mirrorless Camera with an 85mm prime lens
• Left-handed R-Go HE Sport Bluetooth Vertical Mouse
• 8TB stationary hard drive
• 2TB portable hard drive
• Sony WH-1000XM3 Over-Ear Noise Cancelling Bluetooth Headphones
• White ErgoDox EZ Glow keyboard with deliciously clicky Cherry MX Brown keys & the Tilt/Tent kit to go along with it.

And what software?

My most frequently used software is Adobe Lightroom.

What’s your keyboard setup like? Do you use a custom layout or custom keycaps?

My keyboard is set up on a keyboard drawer under my desk, tented at about a twenty-degree angle. As you may have noticed from my other responses, everything for me is custom. I am very particular about all of my hardware and software. I like things to work perfectly for me at all times. My keyboard layout is customized as well.

What would be your dream setup?

I already have my dream setup! All my hardware and software is exactly what I want and need. I also have a handmade live-edge desk courtesy of my talented husband, and a BeYou convertible chair to go with it. Plus several plants to keep my home office green!