luminous mo:ments

a visual refuge

“Stillness is the canvas against which movement can become beautiful…”     John O’Donohue 

This body of work addresses the mystical, fluid and multi-dimensional experience of energy in space and time. The work expresses abstract concepts beyond what the eye can see in an exploration of how we and everything in existence are luminous moments in time…interconnected energy that is paradoxically quiet/dynamic, light/dark, same/different, tiny/vast, finite/infinite… 

Each piece represents what is right in front of us, yet more deeply expressed and more intimately portrayed. The images free the mind and heart to glimpse the invisible, and offer a subtle invitation to cross the threshold from the known into the unknown…into stillness and contemplation about the nature of our reality.

More about feeling than narrative, the work asks the viewer to pause and sense the vibrational resonance…notice how it charges space with the emotion of its presence and become aware of the felt sense it evokes. Felt sense allows focus to shift from the wandering mind and the frantic world to the breath, to the present moment…to timeless, formless, loving presence.

The process begins with breath…pause…an invocation to presence…then small, simple assemblages are photographed, giving them space to be seen. Enlisting the effects of natural light, shadow, and movement, these objects are transformed into otherworldly, abstracted forms. The resulting photographs are printed on archival paper and mounted onto maple panel. An overlay of wax is then hand applied to the surface, infusing each piece with a calm, loving touch of hand. The wax is the final element that creates a diffused veil of mystery, sensuality, and elegance. The protective matte wax surface also serves to enhance the tonal variations and subtle color shifts of the images. Each piece is unique, signed by the artist and ready to hang.

em:body

em:brace

em:erge

re:connect

re:turn

re:member

re:mind

x:ist

x:press

x:pand

x:hale

re:late

be:long

be:side

be:tween

be:ing