My abstract compositions grapple with ideas that move away from object-based art. I present works that emerge from spontaneity and improvisation in the composition process. Real objects are transformed into abstractions in the printmaking process, and new forms appear to me. When I look again, I might see another image and come to realize that abstract, spontaneous art allows the breathing space for what eluded my eye when I first began with organic materials, placing them on photosensitive paper to record impression.

The works in this series are photograms that record impressions of materials placed on photosensitive paper. Using organic materials gathered from the beach, the forest and the street, I record the traces and shadows made by seaweed, tree branches and debris on sheet film using a Lumen Print process. This work records the intensity of these marks and the unexpected results caused by atmospheric conditions. These handmade negatives are digitized and transformed into an illumination of their original organic form.
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