Seen and Heard : Gayle Coleman : The Road Home

12 1/8" x 15 1/8" x 1", photography 

Artist Statement: 

The first image is of my mother walking along a path in Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park during golden hour. My mom has Alzheimer’s Disease. After this photo was taken, she wandered off. It was the first time she walked away by herself. When we found her 10 minutes later, she stated that she just wanted to see “THE WONDER”. For individuals with Alzheimer’s Disease, time and place become very fluid.

The second image is of Pt. Reyes between Abbotts Lagoon and the nearest dairy farm. It is a tribute to my father who passed away in July 2024 from a rare lung disease. The pastoral scene brought to mind a line from my father’s favorite poem, ‘The Road Not Taken:’ “Yet knowing how way leads on to way, I doubted if I should ever come back.”