"Hosta Study 2" is a handcrafted silver gelatin B&W print, selenium toned, matted, measuring 8"x8" with overmat and mat bringing size to 14"x16". .......Artist Statement: I have always loved looking for patterns. As an English teacher, I spent years helping students find and appreciate the structure of poetry, the patterns of metaphor in a novel, the interweaving of plot and character development . And then in retirement, I rediscovered black and white photography, and began to explore the patterns and structure of the world through a lens. It’s all there, as organized and lyrical as a poem.