My move to a Maine farm, in 1983, after freelancing for 13 years for major publications in New York City, gave me a new appreciation and respect for fresh food and the pleasure of eating with the seasons. In 2008, I began a quest to honor the humblest vegetables, fruit, flowers & fungi by elevating them to a place where they belong: on a pedestal. These portraits in “The Pedestal Series” often feature a single species isolated to retain the simplicity of the subject while highlighting the complexity of its sculptural form. "The Still Life Series," styled in a horizontal format, followed.