Medium:  Archival Pigment Print
Dimensions: 16" x 20"

I recently spent time on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington. The artifacts that I discovered washed up on the beaches were rich in color, form, and texture. These ocean remnants contain marine life & trash that have taken on a new identity together on the beach. Sometimes they are unrecognizable from their original form. Formerly living in the sea, they transform in color
& shape when displaced from their natural habitat, much like human trash does in the ocean. Beachcombers search the shoreline for things of value. Yet much of what the sea washes up is strangely unusual and not considered valuable. I collected, photographed, and digitally collaged these items into new environments. Removing them from the beach leads to questions about what they are and where they originated. Marine life out of water/trash in water is difficult to identify. On flat fields of color, their hues change in intensity. Placed with other unidentifiable debris, they form new relationships with one another in a different environment.