I have begun to draw [things that I have lost.]

On July 22 I lost my (at the time, fairly recently aquired) bright blue and white-striped polo shirt. It fell to the ground at some point as I hiked along the cliff walk overlooking Dublin Bay, on a rainy afternoon in Howth, Ireland. It […]

[From the U.S. government guidelines for taking one’s own passport photo. “Successful U.S. passport and visa photography begins with careful setup and appropriate production methods.”]

I’ve been in image-making/collecting/editing mode lately. I like this photograph quite a bit, but it didn’t quite fit into the series I’m putting together now. Plastic may be ruining the world, but it sure is amazing when sunlight bursts through it, diffusing, glowing.

I’ve always been interested in what happens when things get in the way.
In high school I attended a local performance of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure for English class. Partway through the proceedings, I remember my mind beginning to wander, and found myself particularly focused on the obstruction – this sharp, large wooden flourish of […]

Sometimes we look at household objects. Proximity can make anything seem significant. The bold dumbness of an object, sitting on a table, just being – it can seem so profound, because of (or despite) its inherent meaninglessness. Still, connections are established. Expectation and dismay coexist for the viewer, lingering within the […]