MANDY YEAGER

I completed two Photoshop projects to fulfill my proposal objectives. My original idea was to use images and text to express something about me. To that end, I chose several tree photographs taken with a 35mm and a digital camera. Trees have always been significant to me. Their shape, the bark detail, and the template of their branches as seen through gradated skies move me. I see trees also as an allegory for continuity in life. I scanned and manipulated these images, printing them onto iron-on transfers. Then, I ironed them onto a pillowcase.

I then chose some of the lyrics from Nick Drakes song, Northern Sky to add to the work. Drake sings as if he were a tree personified-referring to the people that have blown through his branches and his new love-the one that brightens his Northern Sky- what a song! After placing the text down, I began to connect the images using branch-like drawings. The final step was to add colors that complemented the images.