Last week I captured this image of ice out at the Quabbin Reservoir where I often walk.

I've been thinking, well more like pondering, about ice.

That week after my solo show FLUX opened I needed to find a quiet place to wander. It happened, yes magic happens, that I came across a nearby ice covered stream I'd never visited before. The beauty of the ice and water moved me. Perhaps my body, made of so much water, was responding to something remembered. I only knew at the time I needed to shoot images.

The water rushing and swirling beneath it's own patterns made solid in the ice was incredibly beautiful. Below are two of the images which will be the very first jelly scribble drawings using the new fluorescent pigments. A diptych I think. With a sea nettle jelly.

So why ice and jellies? To me both seem to be messengers of our climate change. Both are delicate and seem fragile. Both have their own unique relationship with the ocean.

I'm also thinking about climate change or global warming.

As I watch our ice out I think about the glaciers melting.

 A few weeks ago I heard about James Balog, an amazing nature photographer, and his Extreme Ice Survey. What I like about James is his positive outlook in the face of clear evidence that 95% of our glaciers are melting or retreating.

He says our understanding about global warming is merely a matter of perception. I think he is correct. He also believes we have the science, technology, and financing available to solve the problems. I think he's correct here too. You can watch his 20 minute talk at TED and get inspired about ice.

That's why ice.