I thought I would start out this gallery of my personal fine art work with images I created using one of my favorite techniques, the Polaroid transfer. These photographs are from a series of images entitled “Susurros del Eden Secreto” which in English translates as “Whispers from the Secret Eden.” Made with the image transfer technique, they are small, intimate, and impossible to repeat. Soft and delicate, they remind me of whispers and make me wonder about the secrets the natural world might like to share.
The images [in this series] are projected from slides onto Polaroid film, using a Daylab, then transfered using hot water and a roller to Fabriano watercolor paper. I learned early on that what attracts me most about these images are the defects that can occur as part of the wet transfer process, so I keep the technique loose and uncontrolled. Elements such as uneven borders, air bubbles and smears allow the image to interact with the surface of the paper and give the finished work a natural look that I enjoy very much.
