I know I have not been terribly diligent with the blog-posting this year. (Or really ever. Who am I kidding? Heh.) So for those of you who think I’ve been hiding under a rock, here’s what I’ve been doing in my cave:

I’m still deciding what to call these puzzle-esque pieces. (Or perhaps they speak for themselves and don’t require a name.) The effect is something of a reverse collage—a single digital image deconstructed into dozens of tiny files with the prints pieced tediously, pain-stakingly, lovingly back together by hand, one-by-one.

After years of wracking my brain in vain attempt after vain attempt to bring texture and dimension to photography, I have finally found something that achieves the texture I crave without compromising the integrity of the images I work so hard to perfect. The whole concept is so simple I feel (only slightly) frustrated it took me so. long. to find. I’m excited about where these are going and can’t wait to create more and more—ever bigger and better. I doubt it needs pointing out, but these are a bazillion times more impressive in person. The juxtaposition of the overlapping pieces make a dynamic presentation which has the viewer literally questioning whether they’re looking at a photograph or a painting. It’s absolutely the most frequent question I hear, “So… is this a photograph?”