‘This adult female Barred Owl had just left her nest in a hollow tree for a respite from her two owlets inside. She is perched on a tree in closeproximity to her nest. The photograph was taken in the woods of a state-owned natural area along the Fox River in Kendall County, Illinois on April 29, 2021…’ T.S

Introducing a new collaboration between myself and Tom Schrader, a naturalist and photographer that has been actively documenting wildlife in the Illinois area and nationally.

The image is printed off a large photo negative on an archival 100% cotton rag watercolor paper. The paper is hand coated with the cyanotype photographic solution then exposed / developed, washed and dried. The process of developing the work with UV light creates the unique deep indigo color permanently on the paper and also captures high detail. This is an original photo of the work and each is unique due to the hand coating and washing process.

Measures: 26.5” x 35”