Mechanical Botanicals
I photographed shadows of street trees, then printed the photos onto transparencies and transferred the still-wet images onto paper or prepared wood panels. The printed and transferred images were distorted in surprising ways. For the works on panel, I applied additional color in acrylic.
Mechanical Botanical 1 2012 Inkjet photo transfer on paper 6 x 8 inches
Mechanical Botanical 2 2012 Inkjet photo transfer on paper 6 x 8 inches
Mechanical Botanical 3 2012 Inkjet photo transfer on paper 6 x 8 inches
Mechanical Botanical 4 2012 Inkjet photo transfer on paper 6 x 8 inches
Mechanical Botanical 5 2012 Inkjet photo transfer on paper 6 x 8 inches
Mechanical Botanical 6 2012 Laserjet photo transfer and acrylic on panel 6 x 6 inches
Mechanical Botanical 7 2012 Inkjet photo transfer and acrylic on panel 8 x 8 inches
Mechanical Botanical 8 2012 Inkjet photo transfer and acrylic on panel 8 x 8 inches
Mechanical Botanical 9 2012 Inkjet photo transfer and acrylic on panel 6 x 6 inches