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One last road trip?

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One Last Road Trip is my first documented project that honors my late father’s gift to me.

I miss him every day

As we approach 1 million deaths from Covid in our country, we are all challenged with finding ways to process our grief. In 2019 I lost my father and decided to take his ashes on one last road trip.  Or, at least, that was my plan, but I then decided to include him in every trip I’ve taken since.  The photographs I am taking are my way of thanking him for giving me my eye for photography. Going on these road trips is a memorial to him in appreciation of the ever-changing landscapes.   This collection features my infrared images. They illustrate an alternate world, almost a dreamlike state that feels three-dimensional. 

I went out into the world with an open but broken, heart looking to find peace in Mother Nature’s arms.  I’ve found her to be a great place to recharge my soul in the past.  As I took him on every trip with me, and as I snapped these photographs, he was always in my thoughts.

Bridge to wonder
Bridge to wonder
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2022 Photospiva- Exhibition

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Pallet Mountain was picked from a field 890 of images by 144 photographers, only 96 images were selected.

Spiva Center for Arts

222 W. Third Street

Joplin, MO 641801

Exhibition Dates: March 19th through May 14th, 2022

Welcome to George A. SPIVA Center for the Arts

Pallet Mountain- IMAGE

My soul was itching to get out and wonder; but instead of looking to the natural landscape, a nudge from the universe to photograph industrial landscapes.  I Waited to bring attention to human consumption and waste of our natural resources.  What is man trying to do here?  Create a mountain for the gods of trash?  Paying respect to Mother Nature trying to recycle what was taken from her?  What do you see? 

Pallet Mountain
Pallet Mountain

Cultural Center of Cape Cod’s Winter Magic

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Online exhibition

Date: March 3rd, 2022

https://www.cultural-center.org/onlinegalleries

image selected- Campering Life

Campering life is to be out in nature recharging your soul appreciating the simple pleasures that life gives you.  Make sure the paths you take in life have dirt, grass, rocks, and mud.    The quote below speaks to me.  Now I see the secret of making the best person, it is to grow in the open air and to eat and sleep with the earth. By Walt Whitman. 

Campering Life color hor
Campering Life color hor

2nd Annual artist member showcase

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Praxis Gallery

Exhibition dates: February 19th through March 5th, 2022

Location: 2637 27th Ave S, Minneapolis, MN 55406

https://www.praxisphotocenter.org/

Seeds Planted
Seeds Planted

Road trips recharge my soul and fuel my creativity.  On this road trip, I headed to Sleepy Eye, MN where they have the nicest owners of Sleepy Eye stain glass shop.  The drive takes a few hours to get there, and I enjoy taking the single-lane county highways.  The landscape is dotted with farmhouses, newly planted crops, gently rolling hills, small creeks with forest groves.  I was blessed with Bob Ross kind of clouds, Horses greeting me to say good morning. 

This scene captivated my eyes as the hint of lime green sprouts just breaking the jet-black soil accompanied the Seeds Mother Nature planted earlier in the Spring.

Winter Solstice at the Griffin

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Exhibition Date – December 9, 2021 – January 2, 2022

Reception Date December 9th – 6 pm

It was a well-visited exhibition. We had over 200 people during our artist reception and over the course of the month, we saw 273 people during regular business hours. With covid keeping people home, this was a great showing I think.
We featured the work on our Instagram stories and posts, and those posts received collectively around 1k views.


https://griffinmuseum.org/product-category/winter-solstice-2/winter-solstice/

  • wishes or Weeds? simple black frame
    wishes or Weeds? simple black frame 20×16
  • Wishes or Weeds?
    Wishes or Weeds?

Looks like this one sold at Griffin- more are available

Minnesota Women’s Press- December 2021

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December’s Changemakers issue of Minnesota Women’s press they did a write-up about my Empty Frame in Texas and how I chose to stand in solidarity with women’s right to choose.  I couldn’t have done this without the support of Art to change the world members.  

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Farms Across America

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UPDATE! Exhibtion extended to February 27th, 2022.

Meet the Artist- I will be in the February 9th chat with artists

http://www.alexferronegallery.com/farms-across-america

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Alex Ferrone Gallery

25425 Main Road, Cutchogue, New York 11935

National Juried Small Works Exhibition

Exhibition dates: December 4, 2021 – February 13, 2022

Opening reception: Saturday, December 4 from 3pm-6pm

http://www.alexferronegallery.com/

Red farm landscaped w Corn Color
Red farm landscaped w Corn Color

Red Farm Landscaped in Corn

Heading south on Wisconsin’s highway 35 I explored the Driftless area (definition-having no aim or direction: free from glacial drift a section driftless except for loess deposits).  Highway 35 winds along the Mississippi River following its path south.  I made it to Alma and headed back north on county roads like I, KK, and 25 which snaked through the Driftless area hills and valleys.  I explored this region capturing the farm life landscapes from corn crops to cattle grazing in the fields as my soul recharged from the stresses of my work week.  I love to get lost on country roads and just absorb the scenery like a sponge.

Farming is not just for growing crops; it is for the cultivation… of human beings! – Masanobu Fukuoka.  I admire those who choose the greater good and create nourishment for everyone to enjoy.  In conclusion, I was humbled by all the hard work the farmer put into his field and blessed to be able to capture such a picturesque scene which reminded me of a Folk-art painting.

 It is a creative process; we must first plant the seeds and nurture them along the way to ensure their full growth, as they will in turn provide us with nourishment, which is essential not just for survival but for success.