I feel like I'm coming home to myself with this new series of images. After months of simply trying to master the basics of photography, I am now able--with the help of Photoshop--to begin to push the boundaries and follow my own creative path. This is what I did as a painter when I'd mix raku clay pieces with wood and watercolor on paper to say what I needed to say. And later when I taught myself to use a jig saw to create 6' tall wooden works on which I'd paint symbolic images using ordinary house paints. Then there were my years as a performance artist. Well, you get the picture.

So now Photoshop is becoming a tool for me to explore new--to me--horizons in photography. And I'd like to mention here the PBase photographers who have been on this path long before I. Artists like Lester Weiss, Dehl, Soulis and Sushislee. I'm sure there are more out there whose work has not yet crossed my path, but these four have been models to me of what can be done to manipulate photos into unexpected forms and shapes. I offer them my gratitude and encourage you to go check them out.