Beneath the Surface

The Memory of Water For nearly twenty years, I have been developing a body of underwater photography. I began this work in 2008, when I purchased a watertight housing for my 35 mm digital camera. My photographic explorations have taken me to numerous locations across North America, including Florida, Louisiana and the Oregon coast. Over …

Nature as a Creative Reset

Hello again, Iowa … … it’s been a minute! Although I now reside in the Twin Cities, I spent most of my life (outdoors!) in Iowa. I grew up in eastern Iowa, spending most summers floating the Maquoketa River, feeding ducks at Iowa City’s city park, and running to and around Pictured Rocks State Park. …

Visual Research and Spontaneous Studies from Life

Day one I was anxious the two days before departing for the residency up at lakeside labs. I didn’t sleep well. I didn’t pack until Sunday afternoon when I drove up and kept forgetting things. The drive up was perfect, sunny, and clear. Driving past the etched checkerboard of lines the Jeffersonian Grid, those mile …