This series started innocently enough. (It’s working title, incidentally, was The Things They Used.) First of all, I was interested in the form of the objects. I thought that by isolating the utensils from their normal environment, and either enlarging or miniaturizing their images, I could show the beauty of the forms themselves. In addition to honoring these humble objects, I thought their strong graphic presence would make interesting decorator items in a kitchen or elsewhere. More…