Jennifer Nelson

From the artist's "American Bittersweet" series, this surface design exploits the bittersweet vine's curling, twisting branch and twig structure to create a delicate filigree matrix. On this ornate trellis hang clusters of autumn berries shaped like bead-studded bows or brooches. Colors present in the original photograph of a specimen bittersweet vine were transformed into a palette of blues, pinks, and yellows. Image aspect ratio = 12 x 9 (24" x 18" @ 300 dpi)

In Hinduism, the six-pointed star--comprised of two, "up" and "down" pointing triangles--is named Shatkona, and it signifies the union of male and female. This digital mosaic emulates the Moroccan zellige tradition of assembling complex geometric patterns from individual, hand-cut ceramic tiles: the artist assembled this hexagonal design by mirroring copies of a digital "tile" cut from her original photograph of American bittersweet vine's entwined branches and colorful autumn berries.

Inspired by Moroccan geometric tilework and William Morris's botanical wallpapers and textiles, this digital mosaic features an ornately embellished lattice crafted from square and triangular segments cut from the artist's original digital photograph of manzanita chaparral growing in California's Sierra Nevada mountain range. With repetition and mirroring of such digital "tiles," the shrub's dense leaves and twisting branches create the image's geometrically symmetrical design. Image aspect ratio = 1 x 1 (15" x 15" @ 300 dpi, suitable for print enlarging to 36" x 36")

Close-up profile portrait of a black-striped gray tabby cat highlights gold luminescence in the eye and suggests the mystery of the animal's perspective and experience.

In this view from the top floor of Hotel Sevilla, Old Havana's short buildings spread from the foreground toward the skyscrapers of modern Havana in the distance. Vibrant colors appear everywhere, contributing to Havana's harmonious unity.

Old Havana features such well-known landmarks as El Prado, the beautiful tree-lined pedestrian promenade seen in the lower left, and El Morro, the old Spanish fort that still guards Havana Bay from its eastern shore.

Rising majestically above Old Havana's narrow, Spanish colonial streets, the 1930 Bacardi Building presents an inspiring example of art deco architecture.

Yellow blooms of Bigelow coreopsis carpet the Mojave Desert whenever spring rains provide sufficient water. The abandoned galvanized metal trash can foregrounds the question: Can a wilderness of such simple natural beauty really be a "wasteland"?