Sierra’s 3-D work

  Within My Own Ocean     Photography, 2021 THE OCEAN INSIDE US "Our sense of smell, like so many of our other body functions, is a throwback to that time, early in evolution, when we thrived in the oceans. An odor must first dissolve into a watery solution our mucous membranes can absorb before we can smell it. … I became aware of two things for the first time: that we carry the oceans with us; that our veins mirror the tides. As a woman, with ovaries where eggs lie like roe, entering the smooth, undulating womb of the ocean from which our ancestors evolved millennia ago, I was so moved my eyes teared underwater, and I mixed my saltiness with the ocean's. Distracted by such thoughts, I looked around to find my positions vis-à-vis the boat, and couldn't. But it didn't matter: Home was everywhere."  "A Natural History of The Senses", Diane Ackerman, page 589-597 Artist Statement             These photographs were taken at the Saint Augustine Beach near th

  Time, Perfume and Violets  Photographs, 2021 OF VIOLETS AND NEURONS "Violets smell like burnt sugar cubes that have been dipped in lemon and velvet, I might offer, doing what we always do: defining one smell by another smell or another sense. In a famous letter, Napoleon told Josephine "'not to bathe'" during the two weeks that would pass  before they met, so that he could enjoy her natural aromas. But Napoleon and Josephine also adored violets. She often wore a violet scented perfume, which was her trademark."   - "A Natural History of The Senses", Diane Ackerman, page 404-411 Artist Statement     These photographs were staged with specific objects in order to represent the symbolism that was within the book " A Natural History of The Senses" by Diane Ackerman. The section "Of Violets and Neurons" really intrigued me because I could almost picture the violets and the colors of the objects she stated, which to me make a very e