Dunes: Protectors of the Land
The dunes of Sandy Neck on Cape Cod are a panorama of textures, contrasts, and tonalities that emerge from white sands, sea grasses, dense growth, and low-lying forests. As sand on the coastal margins of the sea is blown inland, vegetative species that have adapted to hot, dry, salty conditions protect and stabilize this mature barrier island. But, along the Cape coastline, the coastal erosion of sand cliffs has become more commonplace as they are battered by increasingly violent storms and rising seas. In their protection of the land, the dunes stand as glorious monuments of beauty. In creating this work, I was struck that such evocative otherworldly beauty can survive in the face of such harsh conditions. In its strength and fragility, I connect deeply with this rich land of survival. This place is my home and my sanctuary.