After a long, dark and cold Vermont winter, the longing for summer is strong. We dream of the first bloom of the bleeding hearts and the scent of peonies. Sometimes we have to wait. Sometimes it rains. And then there is the sun! This series is about reckoning with our ultimate submission to the rhythm of nature. 
As the pouring rain would abate, I would dash to the garden to collect new buds to print with. I played with those images of delayed summer, my flat paper and inks, and the series emerged. All summer I worked inside, waited for the first peony scent, hoped for ripened tomatoes, and reckoned with my ultimate submission to the power of nature.

The Promise of Summer

Stane Hadden was built in 1915 on the shores of Lake Champlain, in South Hero, Vermont.  My Aunt Betty, who died at 94 in the summer of 2012, taught us to stand on the shore of Lake Champlain and make a secret wish whenever the sun set over the Adirondacks. She always claimed it was how she got her first sailboat, her first kiss and her first pony which she rode all over the property as a wee one in the 1920's. 
   The beauty of this place is far reaching. The massive slabs of fossil laden rocks meet the broad lake and the endless sky can send you into a space that makes you forget the rest of the world. 
  My family sold the house in 2014.  This series is about that transition and the spiritual process it held for me.

Stane Hadden Series

The Key West Bound series is about sense of place and Key West’s fragile and yet insistent ability to thrive. Key West’s rich interconnected web of life is bound by her location set out in the sea, the hurricane and weather patterns and all manner of visitors- human, flora, and fauna. The diverse manifestation of life and beauty make me appreciate the vibrancy and joy of being alive. In creating and sharing these images inspired by Key West, Casey hopes to have people slow down, take notice, connect, and take care of this special and unusual place.

Key West Bound Series

Pura Vida is about the sheer abundance of life in Costa Rica, embracing the multiple layers of diversity. Translated it means simple life or pure life and to Costa Ricans, it’s a way of life.

Pura Vida Series

Dictionary definition: Core – the tough central part of various fruits, containing the seeds. Example, if you are looking for the most essential part or the very center of something, you are looking for its core. That about says it!

Core Series

“Collage is the exploitation of the chance meeting of two distant realities on an unfamiliar plane… and the spark of poetry that leaps across the gap as the two realities converge”

                                                            – Max Ernst, 1962

Collage

Having attended many weddings, I was struck by the often months of immense planning of the wedding and then how quickly the day flies by… how do we hold onto the memories of that special day a little longer? Great photographs and  great stories and feeling that ring on your finger, for sure. 

Then I wondered - how about art made from pieces of the special day - flowers from the bouquet, a bit of lace, an imprint of the invitation, the boutonnière, or a reflection of the style of the venue - or even the weather? So, I found myself asking newlyweds if I could take some of their mementos into my studio and transform those treasures into art. The results have been a fun, messy and “in the moment” process that became a gift.

Casey Blanchard