The Dreamer

Coming of Age

Life, environment and our experiences all of these things influence and mold us into the individuals that we become, ebbing away at the innocence that we begin with. I started this project thinking that I would discover all of the things that take away from our purity. What I realized was that nothing is ever "taken" but rather "gained." Through experience we gain knowledge; this is the definition of "living." We live to experience and we experience to live.                 

And Then, There Was Color...

                                                           (Crystal Cave Rd., Kutztown, PA; an autumn drive)

My last term at Kutztown I finally discovered color photo. Prior to that all of my work was black and white portraiture and documentary in nature, so this was a great departure from what I had been doing. Once again revisiting this idea of time and its effects on things. This time looking at objects rather than human beings. It is interesting how time can completely transform not only the appearance of an object, but its usage and purpose as well. How the functionality of an object gives it its purpose and definition. I love this idea of recycling things that have become "retired junk" so to speak into something beautiful, new & revered...art.

La Rosa Di Maggio

This is a photo of my grandmother Angela LaRosa. She is now 85 years old and dementia has begun to deteriorate her brain. Despite the fact, she still enjoys a playful day with her great grandchildren playing peek-a-boo with them outside on a sunny california day. This is how I will remember my grand-mother, jovial and full of life.