In Strange Blooms, I combine photography and science to create fantasy botanical forms using translucent organic gels and plant parts. I design and build abstract arrangements from color-tinted photoelastic gels, gel imprints, flower petals, and small twigs, and I capture these miniature compositions using backlight and polarizer filters. The resulting images resemble otherworldly blooms made of light, vivid colors, and rich textures, emerging from dark space.
