Elegant Decay

Finding beauty in things that are falling apart or decaying brings me joy. I see rust and appreciate the patterns, I see peeling paint and wonder at the layers. Kintsugi is the Japanese art of repairing broken pottery by mending the areas of breakage with lacquer dusted or mixed with powdered gold, silver, or platinum. I make beautiful images out of photographs of decaying things that I find in my travels. I then Photoshop them and have an archival pigment print made and then add various mark-making techniques to embellish the final version. See these in an exhibit arranged by InLiquid titled Cyclcal Adjourment at The National Building, 121 N. 2nd St in Old City Philadelphia from January 14- May 7, 2023. There will be an Artist Reception on February 23, 6- 8 pm