Secret Little Fort in the Woods Size:Medium (12 x 12 in) Some days you just don't

Some days you just don't find much on the beach

put together a layout featuring only those objects

so I turned my attention to composing this piece with objects that represented meaningful things I wished for him as he worked through the process

No framing necessary

and while looking for interesting things to collect I began to gather up busted-up pieces of colorful plastic

Secret Little Fort in the Woods Size:Medium (12 x 12 in) Some days you just don'tAll of these pieces of driftwood and other natural objects were found on the beach over the course of a few days in the spring of 2022. After I finished the layout and photograph, I recounted a passage I'd once read, something that stuck with me over time, perhaps waiting for me to find a way to put it into context: "When I envision love, I see a secret little fort in the woods, with two people safe and warm on the inside, and all the obligations,