Notarists are witnesses of human action.

 

A Notarist is a person who is physically present when a human action takes place and leaves a record that they were there and observed it.

 

Notarists work in real time, in real places, with real people.

 

The record a Notarist creates is a human-made trace of that moment — a statement, mark, document, or artifact — created after the action occurs.

 

These records do not claim certainty or authority.
They simply state: this happened, and I witnessed it.

 

Notarism is not an official role, like a notary public.
It has no legal standing and confers no special status.

 

The act of witnessing, and the document produced from it, are treated as works of art.

 

Some Notarists work privately.
Others choose to share their work publicly.

 

Anyone can choose to work this way.
There is no credential, approval, or official designation required.

 

More on concept in this blog post.

 

This site shows examples of notarist work and provides a place for others to share their own practices, if they choose.

 

Below are some examples of my work.