This curated selection of sculptural compositions - shaped from organic materials and rendered permanent through a single photographic moment - offers an intimate encounter with natural form and structure

A living archive of impermanence and form

The Black Locust seedpods encompass, ground, and highlight the ebbing life and death, the Yin and Yang of life's continuing journey.
Father of Peace radiates a serene yet grounded energy, balancing elements of nature - autumn leaves, feathers, bark, and seed husk; the bloom at the heart binds the these elements of fleeting beauty.
Botanical fragments of cones, pods, sprigs, grapes, thistle, onion, and a bold Autumn leaf are held by velvety purple hyacinth beans. A wild conversation between formality and freedom.
Poetic and intimate, the black locust seed pod and onion bloom are recurring images in my work. Sweet Surrender evokes resilience and transformation reflecting the passage of time.
Honoring the tradition of vanitas, inspired by 16th C Dutch still life painting; fallen leaves, dried petals, feathers, and decaying elements reflects on the beauty of change, the inevitability of decay, and the enduring cycle of life.
Geisha artwork by Carol Morotti featuring seeds, stems, apple peels, petals, and ginkgo leaves arranged in an organic, Geisha-inspired botanical composition.
A softness resides in Soul Song - The delicate Rose of Sharon, vibrant and full of life, contrasts with brittle leaves, a weathered shell. Bark and fruit, rest in solemn beauty, their textures whispering of cycles yet to come.
At the heart of Life Renewed rests a Cecropia moth, a native of Indiana, its velvety wings outstretched in stillness. Surrounding it, a tapestry of crisp autumn leaves, dried seed pods, and withered petals speaks of transformation—decay and renewal
Summer tips into Autumn, when blooms wither but beauty intensifies. There is a wildness yet a structure here that speaks to a meditation on the elegance of letting go.
This piece represents the essence of my original concept; to use what we think of as “compost” to capture the beauty of the debris we discard. Textures and forms of waste, celebrate the beauty of decay. Fruit, vegetable, and bone remind us that life
Bow & Bone captures a duality, hinting at both whimsy and mortality. Tied up like a pretty package, this composition brings together delicate flowers and organic textures, with the bones adding a capricious twist. Their presence also introduces a ma

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