Intimate Conversation

There’s something about trees that makes me feel safe and even nurtured. I played for hours under their protective canopy in my youth. Those happy, carefree days inspire this work. These images explore feelings of heightened concern over the effects of climate change on tree ecosystems. After exposing my negatives onto silver gelatin paper, I experiment with chemicals on the paper’s surface. They interact in unconventional ways. I revisit the print in process many times adding chemicals as needed while innovating. Process printing means maintaining a fearless attitude towards an unknowable outcome, and finding pleasure in creating in the moment.