Apr 18, 2016
Solstices and Equinoxes Solstices & Equinoxes follows color and light changes from sunrise to sunset at the same location in Watershed 2, a tributary of Lookout Creek in the H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest, on the Solstices and Equinoxes. Beginning at sunrise, I took a photograph of the creek with my white rock in the center of the image in ten-minute intervals, ending at sunset. The white rock acts as a neutral constant to allow me to see the turbidity of the water compared to the water’s color as it was affected by the creek bed and reflections. The colors of the white rock are...
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Mar 6, 2016
Recompose (Wall Installation) Recompose (Wall Installation) I spent one uncomfortably hot summer day wading and swimming in Lookout Creek in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in Oregon’s Cascade Mountains. In a logjam on the edge of the creek is a bone-white naked log with a small patch of fungus following the log’s longitudinal cracks. I almost missed it because it was so small and unassuming. When I saw it, I instantly fell in love with it. Window-like holes created by insects open into the interior of the log revealing ribbons of cubical brown rot, cellulose long gone. Fungus, like an...
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Mar 8, 2015
Human Error The range of colors produced from translating digital chromatic data to oil paint hues 2014 – 2015 On October 11, 2014 I collected three sets of chromatic data from Watershed 1, Lookout Creek, and Watershed 3 in the HJ Andrews Experimental Forest at their respective gauging stations between 10:55 AM and 3:43 PM with a Canon 6D camera. A white rock was placed in the creek beds to provide a neutral reference point to compare the colors of the perceptual color of the water isolated from the overall perceived color of the creek as created by the creek bed and reflected...
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Nov 23, 2014
Ambient: October 11, 2014 Between 10:55 AM and 3:42 PM; Watershed 1, Lookout Creek & Watershed 3 HJ Andrews Project Ambient: October 11, 2014 Between 10:55 AM and 3:42 PM; Watershed 1, Lookout Creek & Watershed 3 Oil on 6 Wood Panels, 25 1/2 in. x 112 in. 2014 – 2015 The landscape is constantly changing around us, which mostly sneaks past our notice. A few points in the year hold dramatic transformation, as when blossoms suddenly cover entire trees like puffs of soft, warm snow, or wetland fields explode with the purple of camas. I desire to sit with eyes wide open to witness the exact...
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Mar 8, 2014
Sky/Water II: June 27, 2013; 5:22 PM; Lookout Creek at Discovery Trail HJ Andrews Project Sky/Water II: June 27, 2013; 5:22 PM; Lookout Creek at Discovery Trail Oil on 6 Wood Panels, 45 in. x 142 1/2 in. 2014 Sky/Water maps the color patterns of Lookout Creek in the Andrews Forest and the sky above at the same instance from the vantage point of standing on a bridge over the creek. Maps, especially topographical maps, can introduce the map reader to a new place without being physically present in that place, maps can help to navigate through unfamiliar terrain while within it, and they...
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Mar 7, 2014
Sky/Water I: January 26, 2013; 1:48 PM; Road 1506 Bridge Over Lookout Creek Near Road 1508 Junction HJ Andrews Project 2013 Sky/Water maps the color patterns of Lookout Creek in the Andrews Forest and the sky above at the same instance from the vantage point of standing on a bridge over the creek. Maps, especially topographical maps, can introduce the map reader to a new place without being physically present in that place, maps can help to navigate through unfamiliar terrain while within it, and they can also serve as a vehicle of remembering a place that has been left behind....
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Mar 1, 2014
During my residency at HJ Andrews Experimental Forest in 2012 I became fascinated by intricate burrows in logs and snags with the bark stripped away. Bark beetles created the burrows, as if writing poetry for us to find, in a language that we have some vague recollection of once knowing, but have now forgotten. Beetle Poem I Gouache on paper, 30 in. x 22 1/2 in. Beetle Poem II Gouache on paper, 22 1/2 in. x 30 in. Work-In-Progress for Beetle Drawings Beetle Drawings Oct 21, 2012Gouache During the residency at H.J. Andrews Experimental Forest I worked on one gouache painting. The last time I...
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Oct 9, 2012
The HJ Andrews Experimental Forest Projects 2012 - Present The HJ Andrews Experimental Forest near Blue River, Oregon, is one of 26 long-term ecological research sites throughout the world. This makes it an ideal place for creating multiple extended projects informed by ecological changes over time and observing my development of a sense of place through the creation of artwork. With this long-term approach mirroring the mission of the site, my work addresses environmental issues and ecological considerations. It recontextualizes scientific language and methods to develop a visual language...
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