I create dream-like abstract photographs from flowers, leaves, sticks, and seeds. My art is about re-igniting our awareness and appreciation of the natural world that we live in every day. The closest relationship most of us have with nature is through our backyards and gardens. We primarily experience nature as a safe and controlled environment, unaware of the wildness that actually surrounds us. What appears as a domesticated landscape is actually an uneasy truce with a thriving and chaotic ecosystem. My photographs examine the familiar icons of our backyards and gardens -- the fallen leaves, broken twigs and flowers -- and introduces us to their wild and unpredictable natures.  [hide]