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Krista Cheney
Photography of Frozen Flowers and Fungi
I’m fascinated by the ways in which the shapes, colors, and textures of the natural world combine themselves into organic images, ever-changing with nature’s varying light,seasons and atmospheric moods. I revel in stumbling upon nature’s compositions, from landscape panoramas to forest floor still lives. There is a soothing simplicity in capturing these moments as photographic images that convey the creative qualities and sheer beauty of nature.
The art of nature inspires me further as I draw upon the unpredictable character of ice to create my frozen still life photographs.
Fractures, fissures and air bubbles add a new dimension to the ordinary objects that I freeze within blocks of ice. Shooting throughout the thawing
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process, I capture the changing form of my subject—cracks, clouds and crystals appear and vanish; rivulets of melt waterstreak down the sides. Ice distorts and highlights shapes, textures and colors. The result is a photograph that is beautiful and visually stimulating.
I am a native Vermonter and live in St. George, VT with my dogs where I spend an inordinate amount of time laboring for the upkeep of my horse.
![Cheney, Krista 5 - Sunflower in ice X.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1cb4cf_4e1824b093a4417e8207e0ea30524161~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_223,h_335,q_75/1cb4cf_4e1824b093a4417e8207e0ea30524161~mv2.jpg)
![Cheney, Krista 3 - Calla lily in ice.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1cb4cf_dbb61524c69a4492a5fa65bd95ad823d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_222,h_335,q_75/1cb4cf_dbb61524c69a4492a5fa65bd95ad823d~mv2.jpg)
![Cheney, Krista 1 - Frozen Flower Photographs.jpeg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1cb4cf_298f82faf3574ee997b6e2226c567456~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_248,h_335,q_75/1cb4cf_298f82faf3574ee997b6e2226c567456~mv2.jpeg)
![Cheney, Krista 2 - Apple blossoms in Ice.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1cb4cf_7728083011c944deaf5f90ddd7c6ef6b~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_227,h_335,q_75/1cb4cf_7728083011c944deaf5f90ddd7c6ef6b~mv2.jpg)
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![Cheney, Krista 6.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1cb4cf_dc0c376c8b7a422fb52ea2969210836e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_224,h_336,q_75/1cb4cf_dc0c376c8b7a422fb52ea2969210836e~mv2.jpg)
![Cheney, Krista 4 - Daisy and oxalis in ice.jpg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/1cb4cf_f2ebad9ee6474a86b67f48b6b9bad6ee~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_226,h_336,q_75/1cb4cf_f2ebad9ee6474a86b67f48b6b9bad6ee~mv2.jpg)