a central theme is nature and people s bond with it. is especially drawn to working with the materials nature provides him. the perfect leaf doesn t exist. leaves grow in nature they ve undergone a process of evolution. but it s precisely their imperfection that in my view makes them perfect. these works give little hint of the time effort and dedication that s gone into them. their own presses the fresh leaves and lets them dry for a few days. the leaves have to be dry enough that cuts don t smear or discolor and yet most enough not to crumble. the image stencil is attached to the leaf with fixative then he carefully worked his way around with