And my own very large collection of "middle of nowhere" photographs I set out to create a self portrait that truly embodies where I've been, where I am now, and the people who have greatly influenced me. This is a big project that took a lot of thought and personally investigation to get to the root of what I want to say.
Place and Home are big parts of who I am. Home being not only my house (which is an amazing experience to own) but also places I have lived and learned the most about myself. For me these are the Iowa/Wisconsin border, Asheville NC, and the wilderness of Arizona. Starting here in AZ I stumbled across this photograph that moves my heart in ways I can't explain.
In finding this photo I also came across hundreds of pictures of cows. Arizona is a free range state and in my adventuring with my husband and best friend in the AZ wilds we will often turn the corner on a nothing dirt road and come face to face with a heard. Though domesticated, branded beasts they have a wild look to them buried among the cactus and bramble. Cows also speak of my rural life in the midwest with feilds full of dairy cows. I decided that I pick some of my favorite cows and put them in the space.
So now that I had my composition decided on I used a projector to transfer the image onto large sheets of butcher paper. This became my pattern.
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