• The process of making this collection of work begins with anthotype, an image-making technique that traces back to the origins of photography in the 19th century. This process utilizes natural pigments extracted from flowers to create a light-sensitive emulsion. Once coated onto paper, the emulsion is exposed to sunlight over the course of several days or even weeks. The resulting images—ephemeral, delicate, and deeply tied to the passage of time—become lyrical distillations of place, memory, and a specific lifecycle.

    After exposure, I scan these prints and digitally alter them, producing the final giclée prints that preserve both the fragility and the essence of the original works.

    There is an intentional reciprocity in the process—an image of a plant made with the plant—that evokes ideas of mutual witnessing and shared presence. There is also a spiritual dimension to this work: an invitation to feel one’s humanity within a more-than-human world. The soft, fading, and often grainy or blurred quality of the images gestures toward impermanence, serving as meditation and memento.

Giclée prints from original anthotypes, 2024-2025

Cold waxed Hahnemule bamboo paper

16 x 20”