Light Water Creations Jody Royee Photography

Fine art photography entered my life in 1977 where I began processing my own Black & White silver gelatin prints. This training was invaluable for the development of my ability to see light and composition. The Digital process enveloped my life in 2000 and surprisingly it lends itself to aspects of photography that took me beyond the limits of being a Black & White photographer. Enhanced color and digital editing make rendering the themes I work on exciting, challenging and take my work beyond the perspective I'm limited to with just my view finder.

I have 3 bodies of work that are inspired by ideas in quantum physics and human psychology.

Flower & Light Vibrations

The striped wall hangings are inspired by my intersection with nature and emotional vibrations. Flower energy is a powerful life force, pure, open and giving. My presentation connects with the essence discovered in these flowers and the places they inhabit. The color transitions and juxtapositions create a sense of vibration and floating. The hard edges of the alternating photographs create grounding and spacial orientation. This contrast of elements is an important part in creating the experience of feeling an energetic vibration because of what your eyes are viewing. The essence of each piece comes from the vitality and colors discovered in the gardens I visit both wild and cultivated. Human interaction with the world affects everything about it. We can influence everything from our minds, bodies, emotions to the outcome of life on our planet. We create our reality with the kind of vibrations we choose to resonate.

The images are derived from multiple digital photographs of live flowers and their surroundings. I defocus, magnify, layer and stretch the images to 5’ x 2’ or 3’. They are printed on archival canvas or paper using archival pigment inks. My life force is always healed and restored in the presence of flowers. My hope is that my art will bring that restorative healing energy where ever they are experienced.

Quantum Doorways

“An Identical copy of you is also reading this story but will make different choices once they read it. This twin is you, living on an Earth and in a universe that looks exactly like our own. There likely is an infinite number of parallel universes. Our twin selves could be a natural consequence of our present conception of the universe. Objects that obey quantum rules exist in a "superposition" of all their possible states simultaneously.”

New Scientist Magazine 8-26-10 by Rachel Courtland)

My Architectural images play with the idea of multiple dimensions. Photographic elements are reflected and repeated like looking into a mirror. They appear as mandalas creating a completely new perspective and sense of dimension. A sense of infinity is experienced and derived from one original photograph of an architectural element. I daydream jumping through these "doorways" to discover my twin selves. The ones who are masters at the things I want to create in my life. When we meet and merge I bring back inspiration to further my journey in this creative adventure.

Narrative Play

3 images share the space of one print as a visual dialog. Reflecting on thier commonalities and differences and allowing for intuitive leaps of association the viewer shares in this dialog.

I transform the original photographs into colorful and textural compositions using the basic foundation of the image as a launching pad for creative exploration. Repeating and correlating patterns flow throughout all of my work. Conceptual, emotional & visual patterns reveal the subtlety, simplicity and ambiguity I delight in discovering in this world of endless overlaping and interaction. I'm continuously drawn into the visual pulses and rhythms of life.