Dorothy Kerper Monnelly: Waterforms

A soothing and meditative photography collection, inspired by the continual ebb and flow of water The water gives, and the water takes again. ‘Waterforms’ is inspired by this ebb and flow, the eternal advance and retreat of the sea. Surf-rounded, storm-tossed boulders reflect its power, as do the pebbles that are sucked into its depths on the undertow of a wave. The sea has many moods, and this book invites you to appreciate them all. Admire the silky, polished surface of the shingle shores, the wet kelp strewn on the sand, and the striations made on the beach by the falling tide. These are the natural forms and patterns of the landscape: its heartbeat, its breath. Our oceans and rivers have a unique ephermerality; the art they create never lasts more than an instant. Yet Monnelly captures these instants in all their rhythmic action and harmony. Her evocative photography brings the ocean to you, no matter your distance from the coast. AUTHOR: Dorothy Kerper Monnelly is an award-winning photographer. She lives near the salt marshes and sand dunes of Ipswich, MA, which has been the main muse for her photography for over thirty years. 70 b/w photos