The Revelry
30” x 40”
Aluminum print

Untold stories from the American South. Photo collage – digitally combining elements from 19th-century imagery with my photography.

In this piece,The Revelry, the characters are fully participating in the revelry of the occasion – a rare and ominous comment burning through the evening sky. Wine, bourbon, cigarettes, and cigars add to the festivities as wages are put on cock fights on the sidewalk as a curious hound looks on, a confident fighter challenges the champion in the winner’s temple, and a card sharp shows off his tricks in the columned shrine. Two Ospreys witness the raucous scene from their nest atop a crumbling column.