Horse No. 16 - Limited Edition 15 of 25 Photograph

In this series I combine photographs I take of animals and vintage wallpapers. I travel to abandoned homesteads, gritty ghost towns, and buildings dripping with history to photograph these exquisite wallpapers - these glorious relics of an effort made by people who wished to enjoy a simple bit of beauty inside their dwelling on the harsh and hostile American frontier. But time has had its way with these buildings, and in my own way, I take comfort in helping the grace and grandeur of these relics to live on. {see the short video of the story behind this series on the home page of my website} Pictured is a horse which was photographed in Southwest Montana on the edge of the Little Bighorn Battlefield National Monument and the Crow Reservation. The pattern laid over it is a photograph I took of wallpaper from an abandoned homestead on the Northern prairie of Montana. It is printed on exquisite Belgian linen which provides a tactile texture and incredible detail. This particular linen has inherent imprefections in the way it is woven. Therefore each print has its own unique texture, unlike traditional photographic paper in which the prints are identical to one another.