Working Land refers to two facets of rural landscape: the idea of working the land as a vocation and as a description of productive ground. My family tree includes immigrant ancestors who made a living from working the soil and some of their descendants who carry on this work to the present day. That personal connection to working land inspired the project.
retired boats
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Rocky's Bait, June 4, 2015: In my lakes country neighborhood, many people have a worn-out boat or two hidden away somewhere on their property—they are not so easy to get rid of, and maybe they will be of use someday. These unused watercraft in Rocky’s boat-limbo wait upside down and out of the dirt, just in case.