Nature is my refuge and my inspiration.  Forests and fields of unspoiled lands provide space to connect with the origins of our very existence- to what has come before.  It is in these places that my heart opens to experience beauty, curiosity, and to seek wisdom.

Humans are hard wired to seek connection with one another, and the invisible force that fuels that connection is our primal relationship with mother nature.  Yet, as more and more people live in environments disconnected from natural landscapes devoid of nature’s sights and sounds- they lose touch with that most basic need.

When we seek comfort or inspiration in our lives and have a relationship with the natural world, we experience wholeness.  Without this bond, we lose an integral part of the human experience that can aid in fostering love, empathy and appreciation for life.

My prints seek to capture the essence of nature’s energy, exploring the flow of life forces that course through the woods, waterways and fields of the natural landscape. Working with fragments of environmental patterns, I create sensory experiences to stimulate recognition and connection. I am inspired by the vibrant energy of life. Without connections with nature, our ability to love, empathize and appreciate the beauty in the world dies. My hope is that by sharing my passion for the beauty of the earth and all its natural environments, others will also be inspired and recognize their own connection and innate relationship with the earth too.

Connect Mag-Printing Nature 7.1.26

 

Untamed Forest

Vines with quiet determination creep their way around trees and branches. It is the push pull of survival, a sign of the great energy that has formed earth’s landscape for eons- and will go on.

Forest life is charged. Created with technical elegance, the dynamic system of plants and trees is punctuated by the sounds of birds and animal calls.
Patterns of intersecting roots form intricate mazes of energy that pulse through crisscrossing branches and tree trunks and arc towards the sun with grace and fury.

Patterns of evening shadows, move gently in their own rhythms, flowing silently into the rivers of the woods. Shapes form, disappear and reshape, adapting and reacting to the wind.

Natural survival is non-linear. As industrial elements batter and beat the landscape to its core, there is an untamable counter force that never rests. The winds and waters of time will find and nourish new life from organisms buried deep in the earth and nourish them into something new and miraculous that is the flow of life everlasting.

Sally Frank