My objective with this body of work is to recreate long-ago awareness of standing on sacred ground, particularly when experienced outdoors under the expansive sky and cathedral of trees. To achieve this, I have meticulously layered high-resolution scans of flora and fauna with my photographs and spirit drawings. Once formed, I transferred the images onto a sheer poly fabric, chosen for its ability to withstand outdoor elements while reflecting and absorbing the essence of the surroundings.

The resulting six separate and distinct images, printed slightly larger than human scale, hover four feet above the ground, rising to meet the viewer's gaze. They sway with the wind or breathe slowly in stillness, while the shifting sunlight—whether subdued or radiant—projects a continually evolving image of the surrounding forest onto the surface. This collaboration of printed image, material, and natural surroundings, combined with the transparency of the fabric, forms a living conduit. In the Celtic tradition, there are places on earth known as as “thin places” where the veil between this world and the eternal world is very thin. My images hanging in the woods offer a shimmering glimpse of the "thin places", a sensory and contemplative experience, bridging the gap between the tangible and the intangible.

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