Moose

Moose is the third portrait in a series of 12 animal portraits titled “The Portrait Gallery: 12 large Animals of the American West”. All the animals are presented the same way: in profile, facing right, their head turned toward the viewer. The background is also the same: outlines of mountains in the same colors. I used exotic papers to catch the viewer’s attention so that he or she can pause and think of the animals, their struggle and the fact that their numbers are dwindling. I thought of the photographer Edward Curtis who photographed the multiple American Indian tribes as their world and life styles were vanishing.

Grizzly Bear

Grizzly Bear is the second portrait in a series of 12 animal portraits titled “The Portrait Gallery: 12 large Animals of the American West”. All the animals are presented the same way: in profile, facing right, their head turned toward the viewer. The background is also the same: outlines of mountains in the same colors. I used exotic papers to catch the viewer’s attention so that he or she can pause and think of the animals, their struggle and the fact that their numbers are dwindling. I thought of the photographer Edward Curtis who photographed the multiple American Indian tribes as their world and life styles were vanishing.

Wisdom Upon the Earth

My inspiration was a Great Grey owl who came and stayed close to our house for a few days. It was a beautiful bird with amazing eyes. I would knock lightly on the window, and he would turn its head to look at me. I was fascinated. I decided to work on symbols with him. Owls symbolize wisdom because they can hear and see what we cannot. “They understand the bigger picture.” The Earth with the Tree of Life is my symbol for Unity when human beings worshiped Nature before monotheist religions were created.

Spring in Seoul


While visiting South Korea I took a picture of a young Chinese girl dressed as a Korean noble woman in the artists quarter. The stairs were painted. I loved the juxtaposition of different spaces and times. I added the beautiful pine trees, the grass and waves that make the landscape of South Korea to further distort reality.




Eyes in the Forest

This photo collage is the fourth in a series about Aspen Trees.

There are faces on Aspen trunks, “ladies faces”, with their eyes underlined in Khôl, and there are other eyes, like the golden eyes of a Great Grey Owl. They give the forest a vibrant life. Small round mirrors multiply the surreal gaze.