The artist I am influenced on is Scott Blake. An artist who takes barcodes and other objects to form a pointillism image. Scott Blake was born in Tampa Florida 1976. Has exhibited in Los Angeles, Washington DC, Paris, Vienna and more. The creators of Adobe Photoshop recognized Scott’s work at the Adobe Design Achievement Awards held in the Guggenheim Museum in NYC. Each barcode is scanable and gives the viewer a way of interacting with the work. For his barcode work, Scott Blake takes well known images, and people, and coverts them into a barcode image.

Amy Goodman portrait made with 2,304 unique QR Codes that link to 9 years of "Democracy Now!" videos.

Landscape Memory

Thinking about landscape and memory made me think back this past summer when I went to New Hampshire to meet up with a bunch of photographers and hang out for a week. We were surrounded by so many beautiful landscapes - mountains, waterfalls, rivers, and lakes - that I knew I wanted to associate memories from these landscapes. This specific picture was taken at Ripley Falls in Harts Location, NH. Our group of 18 people hiked up to these falls and then dispersed in all different directions with our cameras. Some people climbed up near the top of the mountain, some went off to the side pool, and others stayed on the rocks near the bottom, and it was an incredible addition to the view of the landscape. Afterwards we all went to another waterfall just down the road, and I decided to stay behind and take in all the scenery with a few other of my friends. I felt so in peace at that moment, and that's what these pictures from this day remind me of. Memories of peace and new friendships.

Lanscape Memory

I chose a memory that goes with an interior landscape. This may just look like a nicely lit hallway but to me it's more than that. This is the hallway in the house my grandparents lived in until last July when my Grandmother died. I ran up and down this hallway more times than I could ever begin to remember. I've hid in that closet numerous times from my sister and cousins. I slept on the couch in the room off to the right every weekend for so many years. I also always admired the light during different times of the day in this hallway.

Landscape Memory

I had a lot of trouble coming up with a landscape memory until I thought about my hometown. Welcome to Canajoharie NY everyone! What you'll see in this photo is our famous dummy light. It's one of two that still exist today in the United States. The dummy light is such a central part of my town. I learned how to drive on these streets. I also learned how to parallel park, which was not fun. Behind the dummy light you'll see Canjo's main street. This is where I spent a lot of time hanging out with friends on weekends. This photo alone makes me think of all those memories I shared with my friends. We'd get hot chocolate at the local cafe during the winter and ice cream in the summer. Even though Canjo is such a small town we always found something fun to do. It's amazing how one photo can bring up so many memories from my past.