22 x 34. 4 panels of 11 x 17. Platinum Palladium/Cyanotype
In this series, I explore my own past and future, myths and stories given to me by two very distinct cultures, Mexican and Italian. Stories of the ocean and moon. The moon dictates our moods, our fate, and its effect on the ocean and what lurks below. The Moon can be an omen for good or bad, depending if there is a cloud around it or what phase it is in.
I have been influenced so much by Mexican Muralism. In that tradition, there is a lot of play above and below the horizon line. Below can speak of the past, of ancestors. Seeds and bones. Here, the ocean acts as that division. In the ocean we have faint ideas of what is swimming below us that we cannot see but know is there. Like dreams and the subconscious.
22 x 34 4 panels of 11 x 17 Platinum Palladium/Cyanotype.
This is the most self portrait of the series. That is me in the kayak. Navigating and reconciling my past, a dark night. No moon.
22 x 34. 4 panels of 11x17. Platinum Palladium/Cyanotype.
In another family tradition, we care for cactus, and it carries our memories. Great Grandma cared for this, and now I am giving it to you. We pass it on and give plants to each other, like heirlooms. We are overwhelmed by their resilience and beauty. Coupled with the ocean's healing waters and the power of plants. Hope as the moon finally rises out of the ocean.