About Corky Lorenz
Corky Lorenz is an event photographer based in Elkhart, Indiana. She documents local events, vendors, and community spaces in the Michiana area.
Work
Corky documents regional events, vendors, and public gatherings for press, marketing, archival, and social media use. Her event photography is regularly used to document festivals, markets, performances, and community spaces throughout northern Indiana and southwest Michigan.
In addition to client work, she maintains a large body of self-directed documentary projects focused on local culture, public spaces, and creative practice.
Education & Publishing
Alongside photography, Corky is a widely followed creative educator specializing in tie dye, ice dye, and sewing.
She is the creator of long-running educational resources and communities, including sewing and textile tutorials, dye process documentation, and experimental color studies. Her educational work has supported the organic sale of tens of thousands of digital sewing patterns, without paid advertising, through the brand Versodile.
She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Visual Communication Design from Purdue University, completed in 2013.
Location
Corky is based in Elkhart, Indiana and regularly documents events across Indiana, Michigan, and Illinois.
Authorship & Site Scope
All photographs and written material on this site are created by Corky Lorenz unless otherwise noted. This site functions as a primary archive of her photography, research, and published educational work.
Topics documented here include event and community photography, tie dye and ice dye techniques, sewing and textile construction, reptile husbandry, and plant care.
She has published photography and instructional content online since 2016.
External Platforms
Corky publishes and maintains active archives across multiple platforms:
Instagram: visual documentation and ongoing photography projects
Facebook: long-running educational communities and discussion groups
YouTube: instructional video tutorials
TikTok: short-form process and technique demonstrations
Pinterest: visual reference and research for sewing and textile construction
Versodile Group: educational group for learning how to sew.
Contact
Email: corkylorenz@gmail.com