Alchemist Artist · Abstract cosmic exploration
The Universal Explorers Project
The Universal Explorers Project imagines journeys beyond familiar landscapes. Through texture, color and glow, these three abstract works invite you to explore a universe that changes with the light.
I work with resin, mica, sand, paints and grout across this series. Those materials give the imagined worlds a physical surface. You can follow their layers and details, then return in darkness to discover another appearance of the same piece.
Exploration begins with looking
Abstraction leaves room for your own sense of discovery. You might find a suggestion of movement, a distant landscape or a form that feels almost recognizable. The work offers a starting point, while your imagination chooses where to go.
For me, the cosmic theme is a way to explore that openness. These pieces do not need to illustrate a particular place in space. They can hold the feeling of approaching something unfamiliar, with curiosity and a willingness to keep looking.
Explorer 1
11 × 14 inches · Mixed media resin and mica
The first Explorer introduces the collection’s changing relationship with light. Compare the ordinary light photograph with its glow view to see how different parts of the composition come forward.
Explorer 2
11 × 14 inches · Mixed media resin and mica
Explorer 2 offers three photographed appearances: ordinary light, blacklight and glow in darkness. Each view gives you another way to read the same surface. Switch between them to explore the differences.
Explorer 3
11 × 14 inches · Mixed media resin and mica
Explorer 3 completes this group with another journey from natural light into darkness. Seen alongside the first two pieces, it offers its own interpretation of the series’ interest in imagined worlds and changing visibility.
Texture gives the journey a surface
The materials are part of how these imagined places become tangible. Resin and mica meet sand, paint and grout across the collection, bringing different qualities into the work. A change in texture can catch your attention just as strongly as a change in color.
I like the way those details encourage a slower encounter. Instead of taking in the whole image at once, you can spend time with a small area and let it lead you somewhere else.
A different view after dark
The glow photographs are another chapter in the project. Changing the light changes what you notice, giving familiar forms a different presence. Explorer 2’s blacklight photograph adds a third perspective to that conversation.
That is the invitation behind Universal Explorers: look, compare and return. There is room for more than one reading of these worlds, and another detail may catch your eye the next time you visit.