Constructed Landscapes, Silver Gelatin Print, 11 x14 inches .

In Pacifica, California, I lived through a prolonged drought which provoked disparate creative responses to the garden.

The lack of water meant fewer colorful blooms, removal of the water-hungry grass and fanciful juxtapositions.

With my OM 1 35mm camera, I captured prints of flowers scattered in my garden and on the sand of a nearby beach. I hand painted the images directly on the darkroom printed silver prints, as reminder of our lost summer blooms and the stark reality of environmental change.