yesterday i went to a secret place/beach that i was dying to go to for a long time: bottle beach in brooklyn. it was an amazing trip and the place has me in awe. here i had the perfect combination of nature and man-made in solitary beauty. when i'm truly moved by somehting i cannot write about it and that is what i'm feeling now, but i also think it's important for me to document this moment as projects will come from it/it's part of my work process. my photos will tell the story better than my words:

this is the place

and this is partly what makes it so special

wherever i looked, i saw beauty and nature sculpting the man-made detritus

and of course, i also tried making my own small interventions

it was a day of wonder and amazement, i felt renewed and so happy and full of possibility...

back in the studio, i took my precious treasures from the heavy bag i carried them in and lay them on my work table

today will be a day of bleaching and scrubbing; i have an idea for what i'm going to do with my objects, it involves boxes and watercolors. i'm beyond happy :)

 <note to self: take my polaroid camera the next time> 

there are more photos in my flickr page in this set http://www.flickr.com/photos/takeout/sets/72157624619722004/