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a lifelong appreciation of the natural world and an academic background
as an ecologist and a geographer, I have been fortunate enough to see some
really amazing things. As part of my “real job” I use satellite imagery
to analyze land cover and wildlife habitat, then make maps to assist with
management decisions. While looking through thousands of images, I have
repeatedly thought that they look more like a piece of artwork than the
surface of the earth I am familiar with.
One day I found a particularly interesting view of the canyon lands of Utah and decided to make some adjustments to the colors, brightness, contrast… and have it printed on canvas. The results impressed me, and everyone that saw it. Not only was it a stunning piece of art, but everyone was amazed that it was actually an image of the earth from a satellite. It’s all a matter of perspective. With geo-art, the beauty of the earth speaks for itself. “Every once in a while you get shown the light, in the strangest of places if you look at it right.”* Natural features like mountains, canyons, desert sand dunes, braided rivers, and glacial valleys take on the appearance of powerful abstract art. Human actions produce a "harder" type image, with the cropland mosaics producing scenes full of geometric patterns and images of rainforest clear-cutting showing the extent of our impact on the landscape. Each piece is printed on high quality100% cotton canvas using Epson pigment based inks for rich colors that will not fade for over a century. The prints are stretched onto quality wooden frames, with the image continuing around sides (gallery style), so framing is not necessary. Also provided is an identification card that provides a brief description of what satellite acquired the image and when, some information about what can be seen in the image, and a map showing the location of your image should you decide to go visit your piece of artwork and see it from yet another perspective.
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