Small Scale Fabricated Photography, Toy Photography History, Art Creation Musings
A tiny glass mouse and a book of Frank Lloyd Wright paper architectural models, both discovered during a visit to Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, inspired a new photographic adventure. His first stop is the Freeman House, where imperfect paper construction becomes an unfamiliar world to explore. Perhaps one day he'll find a house to call home.
We've been visiting fall festivals all month, and even attended a few in September. Unfortunately, I've found that the term fall festival often refers more to the time of year than the actual content of the event. Not quite what I had in mind. Finally, during the last weekend before Halloween, we decided to return to an old standby.
I've been working on a photographic series called Canals for some time now. These strange, unfamiliar environments have given me an opportunity to explore scale, perception, and the relationship between curiosity and vulnerability. I'm not quite ready to explain everything you're seeing.
René Magritte's philosophy in La Ligne de vie emphasizes uncovering hidden relationships between ordinary objects to create visual riddles. His approach contrasts with typical Surrealism by focusing on familiar items rendered in realistic ways that prompt profound insights. This philosophy inspired a photographic project exploring playful juxtapositions of manufactured and natural weather representations.
Max Ernst’s physical textures (rubbing and scraping) to pull unexpected patterns, shapes, and figures out of the background. Our creative minds love comfort. When we sit down to create, our fingers naturally want to fall into familiar patterns. But what happens when you completely strip the artist's conscious hand of control and let texture dictate... Continue Reading →
Tiny figures, big adventures! A little toy photography in the Ozarks, featuring the companions I tucked into my climbing bag and photographed between climbs.
The passage evokes a serene vision of Heaven inspired by Robert Monroe's words, depicting individuals relaxing on soft clouds bathed in shifting light. Tourmaline . uses simple materials to build this otherworldly landscape, carefully crafting clouds and arranging HO scale figures, capturing the essence of balance and belonging through photography.
Persephone, the Greek goddess of spring and Queen of the Underworld, embodies duality through her abduction by Hades, leading to seasonal cycles. A custom doll inspired an evocative visual series, "Persephone’s Plot," merging themes of agency and subconscious exploration. The artwork captures her depths through unique materials and photography techniques.