“Picture Windows” is both a literal and metaphoric journey back and forth in time, from that period where I first learned to “see” photographically within a a finite, framed world, to where I now practice. These works are lumen prints, laid out in mostly 9-pane grids. Within them I compose botanical artifacts gathered from visited places both close to home and farther afield. As physical mementos of what I’ve observed in person, the unique patterns of light, form and color inherent in the lumen process reveal surprising details of the natural world, creating a scrapbook-like framework for memories I associate with specific people, times, and places. This work challenges others to look and interpret my visual stories with me, or to “see” and imagine new stories, on their own terms."
"A little over two years ago I stepped away from my traditional, representational photography practice to experiment with Cyanotype, a historical photographic process in which non-toxic, light-sensitive emulsion turns an intoxicating Prussian blue when exposed to the sun. This new work is radically different from my other projects. It’s painterly and loose, more hands-on, gestural, and immediate. I’ve been captivated by the mysterious images I can create from the same native weeds and wildflowers I had been photographing with a camera lens. I feel newly intimate with my materials and process, touching everything from start to finish without the intervention of machines."