My work for the last four years has focused on winter photography, specifically images of my vintage toy skier collection from the 1930s shot in the mountains in real snow and a series of groomed snow images; both were used to create mixed media work. All the individual photos have been shot on location in the mountains and NOT edited to appear so. While the toys are vintage, all my work is presented in a contemporary format. I use framing, perspective, and depth of field to bring my images or abstractions to life while celebrating the beauty of the landscape, all with a wink of whimsy. At first glance, you don’t realize what you are seeing because of how I