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Academic Level at Time of Creation
Senior
Date of Creation
Spring 5-6-2026
Artist Statement
Over the years and with lots of considerations photography relating to landscape and nature are crucial to what I as an artist and photographer want to work with.These four photographs were a way for me as an artist to have free range on what I wanted to capture. Not only did I have free range with what I wanted to capture but as well as how I wanted to capture my photographs. At first glance it just seems that there are four photographs of trees. The point is not to just look and see trees but to look and see the different variations in the trees. See the different textures and see how some have open parts in them while others are full. I want the audience to take time to actually look and see how these trees are different and how they all have different histories behind them. We are constantly surrounded by trees but we never take the time to fully analyze what makes these trees different from each other. That's why with these photographs I want them to be a way they can be viewed from another perspective.
Advisor/Mentor
Mike Martin
Description
Through this portfolio there is a variety of works that include photography, ceramics, painting, and wood. Throughout these works there is a connection to the perspective of the body, understanding and navigating with various woods, clay, and the usage of acrylic while navigating the process of Glazing. Some of these works such as paintings and photographs have more of a relationship relating to nature as well as landscapes. Rossie as an uprising artist is still navigating on how she is going to make relationships to her concepts but over the years has begun to grasp what mediums work for her as an Artist and the messages she is wanting to portray.
Photo Credit
Rossie Baker
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-Share Alike 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Baker, Rossie RF, "Professional Blend XX" (2026). Professional Practices (ART 399). 201.
https://digitalcommons.murraystate.edu/art399/201