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Over the years, it has been very gratifying to work with the many talented photographic artists we meet through CordenPotts Gallery. Some close to home, some from far away, all connected to us by their images. To observe their creative process and ongoing dedication to their art is ever inspiring. Always working, always creative, the art continues to flow.
Here are some images from continuing and new projects from a few of our gallery friends. To see more of each artist’s work, follow the links noted below.
Soap Plant
Sharon Beals | For the love of bugs and birds
Over the last two years I’ve found my native plant subjects in grasslands, forests and deserts all over California. Insects depend on the the native plants with which they’ve evolved for thousands of years. Over the last 30 years, the world has experienced a 75% decline in insect populations that feed birds and help pollinate crops.
My hope is that this project will encourage re-creation of habitats that support insects, even as small as a backyard garden.
www. sharonbeals.com
Mt. Diable Milkweed
ribes sanguineum.
Desert Primrose
Susan Burnstine | Iar Connacht, Ireland
Susan Bernstine continues her work with handmade cameras — this time in Ireland.
For those who admire Susan’s vision and would like to know more about her process, see her website for upcoming workshops.
www. susanburnstine.com
Michael Starkman | Night Light
I’ve been wandering around my home at night, taking photos in the dark, revealing enchantments that fade away in the morning light.
www.michaelstarkman.com
Jacqueline Walters | Time Slips and Slides
In my ongoing exploration of China, I was influenced by Chinese period dramas involving time travel. In these dramas a portal opens, usually due to a cosmic event, and the protagonist is pulled into the past, and later returns to the present. To this end, I looked consciously for scenes that could be combined to represent a layering of space and the fluidity of time, challenging our expectation of what is real or imagined.
www.jacquelinewalters.com
Yelena Zhavoronkova
/ Do Not Look Back
Yelena is revisiting the many emotions elicited by objects from her past. The project includes platinum-palladium and color images.
www.cordenpottsgallery.com
/yelena-zhavoronkova
Marna Clarke has continued photographing her relationship with her partner Igor — his decline, his death, and her own aging in a new book, Walking Him Home. The images are emotionally gripping, visually beautiful, and relentlessly honest.
www.marnaclarke.com
Max Kellenberger has been posting short videos on his Instagram page for several years now and they are always amusing. If you haven’t checked them out here is a link. They will make you smile.
www.instagram.com/maxkellenberger9/
We’re pleased to announce that his video SOS, a composite of 5 videos, has been selected for inclusion in the Zentral! XL exhibit at the Luzerne Art Museum through August 2, 2026.
www.maxkellenberger.com
Ewa Zebrowski has created a new book in collaboration with the celebrated poet Anne Michaels. Published by Datz Books, ABLAZE is a visual ode to the Rodin Museum in Paris, exploring the relationship between light, color and space.
https://www.ewazebrowski.com/books/ablaze