The passing lane?

On allowing and continuing.

Grimm's Faerie Tale Macros

A couple of years ago while visiting Seattle, I started a project to photograph the miniscule side of nature that defies imagination. Some of the images I compose are whimsical, but most of them have a strange and dark otherworldly feel. There are creatures hiding just around the corners of our sight and just small enough to escape notice. And if you squint your eyes just a little, the macabre faerie tales start to come to life...

Waiting impatiently for spring

The spice bush (Lindera benzoin) is the very first shrub to bloom in my yard every year and it is just not quite ready. I really can't wait to do some intense macro work on both the male and the female shrubs this year. I have one of each and this is the male who is the real showy one.

O'Keefe? Oh, no...

I have been trying to document the emergent spring in the trees and shrubs in super-tiny macro this year because I thought it would look great and be scientifically interesting. But now I feel as if I have been watching the sex lives of trees through a peephole. Have I been shooting plant pornography?! I am going to keep doing what I am doing, but I am not going to be able to sit down with any one of these plants and have a conversation over coffee. Ever.

From grief, a spark

I had sworn that I would be more diligent in my creative efforts and in holding myself accountable for my daily creativity, so I am giving this a fresh go.

Noodling around on the way home from work:

Muskegon Museum of Art Postcard Showcase

Just finished up my 5 postcards for the Muskegon Museum of Art Postcard Showcase. Now I have to get them in the post to make the hanging deadline. Sounds like a great show in the works! My contributions are scaled down versions of my Postcards From the Lunar Sea series. Hope they find good homes!