exploring nature’s infinite connections
This is another aerial photograph, a nadir view, of the Silver Lake dunes in Michigan, taken at about 200 ft (61m) AGL. I admit I didn't see the shape of a human head when I first saw it from the air, but there was certainly enough intrigue about these patterns in the...
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...
Mycologist Paul Stamets often refers to the mycorrhizal network within the Earth's soil as "nature's internet." Through these mycelial pathways, author/scientist Dr. Suzanne Simard explains how trees communicate with each other. Director James Cameron portrays...
Thoughts about individualism and community weave in and out of this Leaf Creature series. While their individual characteristics manifest from the physical isolation of the black backgrounds and unique shapes, they will always be connected functionally to the mother...
As a recap of "Season 1," I started a project photographing leaf creatures in my yard last year. It was an attempt not only to see the individual character of each of these leaves but to let your imagination run wild to see them as something else. I really wasn't sure...
With our first snow arriving yesterday, I am sensing my subjects for this project will soon be retreating into the soil for the season (with or without the help of our electric mulching mower.) 🙂 I have basically completed them over 4 different sessions outside,...
Leaves have started to drop on some trees here, but Autumn colors are only just getting started. Some trees always seem to want to get a headstart, especially a few in our yard. While leaf piles have always been a favorite subject of mine, it is a bit too early for...
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...
A confluence of historical stories, science, and circumstance is where this story left off in Part 3. Nine dragons shot down from the sky in banishment. This rare solar event initiated nine of those absorbing energy in 2017. All of them are in a...