A celebratory collection of 24k gold gilded photographs of birds and trees as a way to elevate their status as precious and fleeting. Allegories of Melancholy is a photographic study of the beauty and fragility of extant birds found in both protected spaces and endangered lands. Climate change waits for no one. Birds are the "canary in the coal mine" as human demands for land affect and endanger wildlife habitats. It’s an alarming trend, even here in Colorado where protected spaces are plentiful and well funded.
My project includes pigment ink prints on archival paper with 24k gold gilding. Prints are 5" x 7" on 8.5" x 11" vellum. These handmade prints will be the same size. They can be mounted and framed to any size, however, my preferred size would be 16’’ x 20’’