CURATORIAL STATEMENT

“This image is one from a series of works relating to the brief story below. The Occurrence: Part I Out of the blue of an otherwise perfectly ordinary day, it came careening down from the sky, crashing in a spectacular and seemingly endless cloud of shimmering ash that spread throughout the land, sparing nothing. No one could possibly have known what would ensue. When the dust finally settled, it was onto a world that would be forever transformed. Some say it began on the day that The Child first noticed an almost imperceptible difference in the colors on a snake. But it was still the Before Times, and no one yet understood. What All agreed on, in retrospect, was that there is a dark side to seductive beauty that at first remains unseen… ”

“ABOUT: The Occurrence: Species 3 / Transmutation 1 This image is one from a series of works that unfold with gradual changes relating to the brief story, "The Occurrence: Part 1." All the works in this series are evolutions in the stages of the story. They begin with The Ash, move into Transmutations, and slip into Disappearance. Each image works on its own, but together and in context they tell a tale that leaves room for the imagination of the viewer to complete. Much of my work implies rather than states in order to afford the viewer a participatory role in creating the narrative, a story that incorporates their own creativity, memories, and experiences. Read "The Occurrence: Part 1" in Memoirs ”

“ABOUT: The Occurrence: Species 3 / Transmutation 1 This image is one from a series of works that unfold with gradual changes relating to the brief story, "The Occurrence: Part 1," which can be found in Memoirs. All the works in this series are evolutions in the stages of the story. They begin with The Ash, move into Transmutations, and slip into Disappearance. Each image works on its own, but together and in context they tell a tale that leaves room for the imagination of the viewer to complete. Much of my work implies rather than states in order to afford the viewer a participatory role in creating the narrative, a story that incorporates their own creativity, memories, and experiences. Read "The Occurrence: Part 1" in Memoirs”

“This is the genesis image in the series entitled "Occurrence,",based on the story below. All the works in this series are evolutions in the stages of the story. Each image works on its own, but together and in context they tell a tale that leaves room for the imagination of the viewer to complete. The Occurrence: Part I Out of the blue of an otherwise perfectly ordinary day, it came careening down from the sky, crashing in a spectacular and seemingly endless cloud of shimmering ash that spread throughout the land, sparing nothing. No one could possibly have known what would ensue. When the dust finally settled, it was onto a world that would be forever transformed. Some say it began on the day that The Child first noticed an almost imperceptible difference in the colors on a snake. But it was still the Before Times, and no one yet understood. What All agreed on, in retrospect, is that there is a dark side to seductive beauty that at first remains unseen…”

“This NFT is based on the story below. All the works in this series are evolutions in the stages of the story. Each image works on its own, but together and in context they tell a tale that leaves room for the imagination of the viewer to complete. The Occurrence: Part I Out of the blue of an otherwise perfectly ordinary day, it came careening down from the sky, crashing in a spectacular and seemingly endless cloud of shimmering ash that spread throughout the land, sparing nothing. No one could possibly have known what would ensue. When the dust finally settled, it was onto a world that would be forever transformed. Some say it began on the day that The Child first noticed an almost imperceptible difference in the colors on a snake. But it was still the Before Times, and no one yet understood. What All agreed on, in retrospect, is that there is a dark side to seductive beauty that at first remains unseen…”

“A creature emerges from the dank, watery depths, enveloped by a geyser of red; a substance of indeterminate yet ominous nature. Bats flock overhead, echoing the Mexican free-tailed bats that swarm nightly at dusk from under the Congress Bridge over Ladybird Lake in downtown Austin. Haunting, with a pervasive sense of silence that might be broken by an incident at any moment, the bats and the creature hail from the stuff of legend, echoing the legendary status of the Austin bats themselves. All are things that people fear and dwell on, to which they are nonetheless irresistibly drawn. NOTE: This NFT is part of a Series entitled "The Occurrence," which is based on a brief story that can be found in my Memoirs section. ”

“This NFT is based on the story below. All the works in this series are evolutions in the stages of the story. Each image works on its own, but together and in context they tell a tale that leaves room for the imagination of the viewer to complete. The Occurrence: Part I Out of the blue of an otherwise perfectly ordinary day, it came careening down from the sky, crashing in a spectacular and seemingly endless cloud of shimmering ash that spread throughout the land, sparing nothing. No one could possibly have known what would ensue. When the dust finally settled, it was onto a world that would be forever transformed. Some say it began on the day that The Child first noticed an almost imperceptible difference in the colors on a snake. But it was still the Before Times, and no one yet understood. What All agreed on, in retrospect, is that there is a dark side to seductive beauty that at first remains unseen…”

“All the works in this series are evolutions in the stages of the story. Each image works on its own, but together and in context they tell a tale that leaves room for the imagination of the viewer to complete. The Occurrence: Part I Out of the blue of an otherwise perfectly ordinary day, it came careening down from the sky, crashing in a spectacular and seemingly endless cloud of shimmering ash that spread throughout the land, sparing nothing. No one could possibly have known what would ensue. When the dust finally settled, it was onto a world that would be forever transformed. Some say it began on the day that The Child first noticed an almost imperceptible difference in the colors on a snake. But it was still the Before Times, and no one yet understood. What All agreed on, in retrospect, is that there is a dark side to seductive beauty that at first remains unseen…”

“This NFT is based on the story below. All the works in this series are evolutions in the stages of the story. Each image works on its own, but together and in context they tell a tale that leaves room for the imagination of the viewer to complete. The Occurrence: Part I Out of the blue of an otherwise perfectly ordinary day, it came careening down from the sky, crashing in a spectacular and seemingly endless cloud of shimmering ash that spread throughout the land, sparing nothing. No one could possibly have known what would ensue. When the dust finally settled, it was onto a world that would be forever transformed. Some say it began on the day that The Child first noticed an almost imperceptible difference in the colors on a snake. But it was still the Before Times, and no one yet understood. What All agreed on, in retrospect, is that there is a dark side to seductive beauty that at first remains unseen…”

“This NFT is based on the story below. All the works in this series are evolutions in the stages of the story. Each image works on its own, but together and in context they tell a tale that leaves room for the imagination of the viewer to complete. The Occurrence: Part I Out of the blue of an otherwise perfectly ordinary day, it came careening down from the sky, crashing in a spectacular and seemingly endless cloud of shimmering ash that spread throughout the land, sparing nothing. No one could possibly have known what would ensue. When the dust finally settled, it was onto a world that would be forever transformed. Some say it began on the day that The Child first noticed an almost imperceptible difference in the colors on a snake. But it was still the Before Times, and no one yet understood. What All agreed on, in retrospect, is that there is a dark side to seductive beauty that at first remains unseen…”

“This NFT is based on the story below. All the works in this series are evolutions in the stages of the story. Each image works on its own, but together and in context they tell a tale that leaves room for the imagination of the viewer to complete. The Occurrence: Part I Out of the blue of an otherwise perfectly ordinary day, it came careening down from the sky, crashing in a spectacular and seemingly endless cloud of shimmering ash that spread throughout the land, sparing nothing. No one could possibly have known what would ensue. When the dust finally settled, it was onto a world that would be forever transformed. Some say it began on the day that The Child first noticed an almost imperceptible difference in the colors on a snake. But it was still the Before Times, and no one yet understood. What All agreed on, in retrospect, is that there is a dark side to seductive beauty that at first remains unseen…”

“All the works in this series are evolutions in the stages of the story. Each image works on its own, but together and in context they tell a tale that leaves room for the imagination of the viewer to complete. The Occurrence: Part I Out of the blue of an otherwise perfectly ordinary day, it came careening down from the sky, crashing in a spectacular and seemingly endless cloud of shimmering ash that spread throughout the land, sparing nothing. No one could possibly have known what would ensue. When the dust finally settled, it was onto a world that would be forever transformed. Some say it began on the day that The Child first noticed an almost imperceptible difference in the colors on a snake. But it was still the Before Times, and no one yet understood. What All agreed on, in retrospect, is that there is a dark side to seductive beauty that at first remains unseen…”