This mixed-media composition blends palladium photographic printmaking with watercolor painting to explore the symbiotic relationship between humans and trees.
A woman’s body is interweaved with blossoming oak branches in an organic fusion — a reminder that our breath and survival are intimately linked with nature. While using palladium printing for its rich tonal depth, the delicate watercolor additions introduce an element of fluidity and accentuate the intricate veins of the leaves and blossoms. The human is deeply enmeshed with the branches in a continuous exchange of live-giving oxygen.
The fractured composition, created through collage techniques, adds to the sense of impermanence –mirroring the fragility of ecological balance.
Chimera or Breath: Is her hand grazing her belly or the green spring Oak leaves?
Her baby already emerged.
Her legs sprout Oak blossoms.
Red is our blood pulsing with oxygen.
An interchange, a melding, a melody.
This work was exhibited as part of the Gowanus Open Studios in the fall of 2021.