Ringling In January is a visual homage to one of my favorite American structures: the Asian Art building at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. The architecture’s glazed clay tile façade undulates upward like ocean waves, cresting toward the sky in tones of teal, sea-green, and azure.
I’ve translated that movement through photography layered into archival canvas then augmented with a delicate application of silver metal leaf. The silver leaf band acts as a reflective horizon — a shimmer of light that bridges structure and sky, memory and illumination. This work is both architectural portrait and spiritual metaphor: where solid form meets transcendence.
Materials & Specifications
Photography printed on archival canvas, hand-applied silver metal leaf, sealed with UV-protective varnish for preservation.
Medium: Photography + Silver Metal Leaf
Substrate: Archival Canvas
Dimensions: 30 in H × 30 in W × 1 in D
Year: 2025
Series: The Silver Thread
Signature: Signed on verso
Ringling In January is a visual homage to one of my favorite American structures: the Asian Art building at the Ringling Museum in Sarasota, Florida. The architecture’s glazed clay tile façade undulates upward like ocean waves, cresting toward the sky in tones of teal, sea-green, and azure.
I’ve translated that movement through photography layered into archival canvas then augmented with a delicate application of silver metal leaf. The silver leaf band acts as a reflective horizon — a shimmer of light that bridges structure and sky, memory and illumination. This work is both architectural portrait and spiritual metaphor: where solid form meets transcendence.
Materials & Specifications
Photography printed on archival canvas, hand-applied silver metal leaf, sealed with UV-protective varnish for preservation.
Medium: Photography + Silver Metal Leaf
Substrate: Archival Canvas
Dimensions: 30 in H × 30 in W × 1 in D
Year: 2025
Series: The Silver Thread
Signature: Signed on verso