a simple vanitas of cut flowers presented underwater cymatic in our case corn starch

in our case corn starch & sugar cane

the Vanitas works are not constructed illusions but records of real

screen printed in natural pigments direct onto the heavy weight silk face with double weight black MoleSkin reverse

half bottle made from recycled beach cleanup Coke cans

these compositions draw on historical motifs associated with mortality

a simple vanitas of cut flowers presented underwater cymatic in our case corn starchThe Vanitas series revisits the still life tradition through an underwater photographic process, extending a lineage that emerged most prominently in seventeenth century Dutch painting. Working entirely in water, these compositions draw on historical motifs associated with mortality, transience, and the passage of time. Floral specimens, organic matter, and carefully selected objects are staged within a submerged environment where light, reflection,