Landscape nominee

Bowen Island has been continually logged since the 1890s. In the margins between developments, the decaying massive old-growth stumps have become small chaotic ecosystems as the forces of erosion, water, wind-fall, gravity, insect and animal activity speed their return to the earth. Beyond the reality of loss, imagining the high canopy forest that was, is the beauty of time made visible. It is here that I find a reflection of my own struggle with aging.

It is surprising to find myself here yet again. Continually since the 1960s I have taken photographs of root clusters, shrubs and strange trees. These were processed in my home darkroom, in my college’s darkroom, using polaroid cameras, incorporated into monoprints, and, most recently, using digital photography.
Franconia College, N.H. - b.a., ceramics.
Emily Carr University, Vancouver, BC - multi disciplinary degree.
Vancouver Art Therapy Institute - post graduate degree in art therapy.