"Imperial Sand 03"
Photograph, Signed
2018
Limited Edition Print Reproduction
22.7" x 34" (unframed)
30.5" x 42" (framed)

About the Piece
This photograph was captured on a Canon EOS 6D 85mm, at 1/2000 exposure, 1600 ISO, f/5.6 at the Imperial Sand Dunes in Yuma, Arizona. Mesmerized, my son hypnotically pulled the heavy, graphic, chiseled sand blanket up into the fierce gale over and over again to watch it dissolve into infinite, tiny crystals highlighted by the sun and vaporized by the wind.

About the Artist
My photography and wall sculptures are inspired by a fascination with natural earthen materials and the geometry, fluidity, and patterning in topography and cartography. They are also influenced by accidental and imaginative textures and subtleties in the performance, color, and transience of light. My work is often the product of my obsession with the curiously meticulous, endlessly detailed, and peculiarly beautiful. I am both energized and tormented by the endless opportunities to invent and re-imagine ways to add dimension to, enliven, and energize flat surfaces, shift and flirt with light and shadow, and play with or map out materials into curious new relationships.

Sometimes, the graphic designer in me wants accuracy and precision, to stick to a design brief, while the photographer in me has been trained to be more fluid, roll with the spontaneity of the changing moods, lighting, and energy of an evolving piece. I toggle endlessly between the two worlds. Often the end result of my pieces is a complete surprise, eliciting either utter joy or complete disappointment. Either way, I usually recover quickly because the creative process, if I was true to it and didn't fight it, was WELL worth it. I deeply and devoutly love what I do, and I feel so lucky and fulfilled to have the opportunity to share it with others.

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