Dried sunflowers standing alone in a fallow field with the obligation to seed - to bring life out of death. “Dried Sunflower Close Up” is part of a sub-series within the larger context of “Forgotten Landscapes.” Photo is 16" x 20" encompassed by a 1” black lacquered maple wood frame. Each piece is printed with archival ink on archival medium, and should maintain its color for over 100 years! This piece is gallery quality and ready for hanging. Heather J. Kirk lives in Scottsdale, Arizona where she works as a writer, photographer, digital artist and graphic designer. She is revered as an innovator in the non-profit industry, with contributions including chairing art-inspired fundraisers to providing community-based literacy and creative writing programs. In her revoluntionary brand of artistry, Ms. Kirk blends compassion and understanding with brutal honesty to create art that is informative, approachable, appealing and reality based. Takings risks, accepting and even choosing change, along with the importance of individuality and self-expression, play major roles in Heather Kirk’s personal history. Ms. Kirk's skills as both a photographer and a graphic design artist culminate in prints that radiate with vibrancy and dimension. She has the unique ability to take an otherwise ordinary photograph, color it with an artist's touch, and make it a masterpiece. Her award-winning color and black and white photography and digital art have shown in the Art Institute and Gallery of Salisbury, Maryland; dana Gallery in Montana, Image Gallery, Lumbré Gallery, Herberger Theater, and a solo show in @Central Gallery, all in Phoenix, Arizona