She started out as a social worker in 1966, moved on to art in 1978, became an art therapist in 1991, developed MS and started a blog in Feb. 2000, and since 2008 has been publishing photo essays on the NY Times' Lens blog, and in LensWork, New Mobility, and Burn magazines.
As a way of feeling comfortable in her own skin, and comfortable with her MS, Lay-Dorsey set out on a self-portrait project. She photographed herself nude, up-close, and set about photographing her daily life. In the process, she "began to feel more beautiful."
