Cima Dome Fire XIV

I’ve been planning on some new, larger monoprints of Joshua Trees for the Tree Portraits Series for a while, but it took a while to decide on the images to work from, and then where to take that imagery in relation to what I had created before. I wanted as stark and real a landscape of the desolation wreaked by the Cima Dome wildfire of 3 years ago in the Mojave National Preserve, but I was keen to include elements of mysticism and transcendence that feel apt for such a vulnerable species, along with some more abstract elements to create a better sense of dynamism in the composition. Here, with ‘XIV’ I felt a strong pull to create a ghost image where it had once stood.

Several of my Joshua Tree series will be part of a charity fundraiser later this year, with proceeds going towards the replanting efforts to help replace those destroyed in this region of the Park.

'Cima Dome Fire XIV' was selected for the curated hang at the 2023 Woolwich Contemporary Print Fair.