THE INNER COMPULSION TO CREATE
To escape the cacophony of city life I fled to Sea Ranch, California, in 2017 and discovered a uniquely deep bond with its coastline. The greatest gift I’ve ever received is this profound relationship and its exponential growth. Unbeknownst to me I stumbled backward into a project that would become my life’s purpose. Throughout its manifestation, I filled notebooks with pictures, inspired thoughts, grand ideas, research, and even pieces of the landscape itself. The process generated piles of binders, spreadsheets, albums, and libraries with hundreds of thousands of pictures that are now the heart of the Intertidal Project.
THE GRAVITY OF WATER
Water unites the Intertidal Project's elements; whether by slow motion or grave force, it carves its imprint upon the rocks and me. I’ve inhaled books to grasp the science of water and its interactions with the coast and learned to read how the landscape maps its power. One of my preeminent achievements is the ability to close my eyes, sit quietly at the cliff’s edge, and decipher the wave patterns from sound alone. I can predict when and where one will break even if I can’t see the water. While the ocean has the upper hand, my awareness evens the score, keeping me on the right side of the cliff.