This series was created during one of the coldest winters I experienced along the Connecticut shoreline, where I lived for many years. I was drawn to frozen tidepools, where fragments of sea life were suspended beneath sheets of ice. These formations became both subject and metaphor, revealing what continues to shift beneath surfaces that appear still.

The series also marked a return to my creative practice after a period of pause. By slowing down and observing closely, I noticed small but persistent movements: seaweed bending under ice, air pockets forming and dissolving, salt water clouding and clearing. The images reflect a balance of suspension and change, fragility and persistence.

Giclée prints from original anthotypes
Hahnemühle Bamboo Fibre
Editions of 10 + 2 AP
30×45”

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