exploring nature’s infinite connections
Petrification is a process that always fascinated me. An organic living thing that becomes fossilized. Yet it isn't something that becomes frozen in time, it is something that becomes an embodiment of time. It may look like this static thing - but the organic...
Sometimes I wish I had a more systematic way of mining my archives. The logical assumption would be to simply go through month by month looking for photos that I haven't developed yet or forgotten about. But the reality is I usually do it much more serendipitously,...
A question I often struggle with when working with abstracts is when it comes to the name. Do I label it with what it is, or what I imagined it is? Words accompanying any art can be quite suggestive. And while part of me wants the viewer to interpret what such...
It has been a while since I became very excited about seeing potential in some new stone specimens. In the past couple of weeks, I have acquired some new and interesting material. I have acquired a number of pieces that should keep me plenty busy in my...
Well, it seems like February went by in a blink of an eye, and yet old man winter keeps poking us with a stick around here. I have really meant to try to post a bit more this year, seems I haven't started off very well with that. Quite frankly, this tough winter has...
"Fracked" Image # RO-9576 Often when working with my rock abstracts, I will rotate, zoom in and zoom out of these intricate patterns looking for something to make a connection to something other than the literal subject I am photographing. After all, I see this...
I have finally got back into my growing rock collection and actually revisited an older piece of Arizona Petrified Wood I have. This small slice has some of the most incredible micro landscapes within it as you can see above. These two images are of the...