Living  on  a southern  Ontario  farm  from 1972 - 74  was  the catalyst for  Rural  Route  One.  Motivated by the aesthetics of the practical  agricultural  activity  observed  on  the  farm  and surrounding countryside something began to germinate.

The  project  documents  the  sculptural  forms,  color,  texture, and space of  farm fields, haystacks, sheep and  the shearing process, new and derelict farm machinery. As the study takes root  the  territory  expands  to   record  rural  images  in  other provinces in Canada and several European countries.

To effectively record this new experience a mult- imedia format is  used  to  convey  the  complex  rural  beauty of the project - each  medium  communicating  a  unique  part  of  the  whole. Rural  Route  One   gallery   exhibitions,  beginning   in  1974, include : 11" x 14"  [28 x 35cm]  silver  prints,  projected  color transparencies,  film loops,  an audio loop,  and an  early 20th century child's scrapbook of farm life.

A collaborative project with Martha Henrickson.