studio momo is the home of my art work; floragraphy, kaua'i and etherea are my flower photograph portfolios. the photos chosen for inclusion in retail catalogs are featured in the catalog selections.
flowers possess an infinite variety of beauty and elegance. when I begin working on a new piece it is because I was attracted to the ways in which beauty and elegance combined in that flower or bouquet. using one of my photographs as a template, I transform the image of the flower into its basic shapes and outlines. areas of color are then selected and modified. sometimes I mesh those patterns with the textures in the template photograph; other times they stand on their own. the end result captures a single instance of amplified beauty and refined elegance.
calligraphy captivated me from early on. calligraphy taught me that there is a greater power and expression within words in addition to the inherent meaning. this power and expression goes beyond an understanding of the written word and becomes art. I consider the meaning and the art separately, and then work to find ways to combine them. each piece ends as a crystallization of combined meaning and art, bringing the power and expression to the fore.
I constantly find myself experimenting. I find it important to develop and express new techniques that enhance and further the themes of color and movement that I embrace. each piece in this portfolio begins with a very simple idea: a line or shape, a color or palette, a pattern or image. new techniques are used as I experiment. sometimes the end result is merely a statement of technical capability, and it tells the viewer only what I learned to do. but when the end result possesses true color and movement, the piece becomes part of my portfolio.
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