Once I've taken my photos, I start with paper I make in my studio. I begin with a cotton blend, form my sheets,
and hang them to dry.

The words I write reflect what the image is saying to me, while the embellishments and stitched paper satisfy my love to play creatively and adds a completeness to my work.

 

In the darkroom I coat my own hand-made cotton rag paper with a gelatin- based silver nitrate solution. This makes my paper photo-sensitive to black-and-white negatives. The image is exposed directly onto my paper and developed, followed by a bath of toner.