My life as an artist has always been about sharing the world through my experiences and abstract interpretations, with photography as my primary medium. I’ve been making images of the forests of Washington, Oregon, Alaska and Canada for over 30 years and been a first hand witness to the change brought on by deforestation and climate change. While beauty can be found in the images I am making, the intention is to generate awareness and hope in the collaborative possibilities to save our planet from further destruction.  

Partnering with like minded organizations which are promoting the preservation of old growth forests and encouraging sustainability in forestry is a top priority.  I no longer want to make work just for my own pleasure.  I feel an urgent call to share my experiences in an effort to effect change.  The images in this series are of old growth trees and forests which are under threat of extinction.  I am presenting the images as formal portraits of the trees and forests in the similar fashion that the historical bubble glass frames once showed images of family members.  Popular from the 1880’s to the 1940’s, the oval bubble glass frames were designed to work well with the fall-off in the lenses of the time.  The subjects were placed in the center of the frame and the image had a convex form, which mirrored the glazing, concentrating focus on the subjects.  I am replicating this technique and enhancing it. Selected images are being created at a scale of 56” tall, backlit and incorporating kinetic LED light displays which activate the work in subtle and evocative ways.

The trees are our family, not to be forgotten.