Edges
I just got back from a weeklong photographic workshop with Connie Imboden up a the Maine Media Workshops. It was an amazing experience and I’ll write more about it later, but one thing in particular stuck with me. Connie repeatedly emphasized paying attention to the edges of the frame. The constrictions of the photographic form force us into a defined compositional shape, but the form can be a source of creative seeing as well. (more…)
Creating New Work
My creative process is an exploratory (and often random) one. It’s through the creation of the mirrors from sheets of metal and the subsequent photography that an image- an idea- reveals itself. I find rather than plan.
The Mirror Tells a Story
The mirror tells a story of our past, who we remember ourselves to have been. (more…)
Color Exploration
I’ve been exploring the use of color in the metal mirror art nudes.
Sometimes subtle. Sometimes brash. Color has been bringing something new to the work.
Ending or Evolution?
How do you know when a project has ended?
I have been working on the metal mirror series of art nudes for nearly two years. (more…)
Memories of camping
How do I show you a memory?
We could hear the storm rolling up the valley, slowly rumbling in its ascent of our ridge line. (more…)
Learning Through Exploration: Part 2
Sometimes the Experiment Works as Planned and Sometimes….
Not so much. I had a particular idea in mind, but only managed to partially realize the final image.