Expressive Trees

Tree limbs emerge from trunks in a most engaging way, their shapes svelte, stocky, ram-rod straight, inexplicably curved.  Some limbs pair up as if cohorts in fun.  Others seem very proper, regal even, soaring up or tapering in an expected way.  A few trees draw attention to their roots, sinuous fingerlings that clutch the earth.

While some trees bear a unique presence and stand on their own, in others the shapes of limbs and roots grow anthropomorphic and suggest feelings and character.

I am exploring the intersection of personalities and attitudes of family members with the limbs and roots of trees, and the subtle way that family traits and tendencies filter into my own attitudes and actions by how and what I photograph.

Contact me if you would like to purchase a print from the Expressive Trees portfolio.