scanography
I capture my images by using an 8 1/2” X 11” scanner from Office Depot. Even though the actual surface area is small, very large prints can be produced. By placing flowers and small items on the scanner bed I am able to take a photographic image without a camera. In effect, I am producing a camera-less image. This method is something I discovered accidentally by allowing myself to be more playful in my process of marking art.
Scanography is the art-speak term used for this form of making art.
I preview each still life on the scanner, allowing myself to interact with the composition until I am satisfied. Only then do I hit the scan button. I scan at very high resolutions (1200 to 2400 dpi) so that the image can be enlarged to as much six feet. By enlarging my images, I gain a new level of insight between nature's gifts often unobserved in the smaller context.
Scanography is the art-speak term used for this form of making art.
I preview each still life on the scanner, allowing myself to interact with the composition until I am satisfied. Only then do I hit the scan button. I scan at very high resolutions (1200 to 2400 dpi) so that the image can be enlarged to as much six feet. By enlarging my images, I gain a new level of insight between nature's gifts often unobserved in the smaller context.
areas of play
Exhibits
artma, Morgan Adams Foundation, Denver, 2014
Boulder Public Library 2015