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A view 90% of the Petrified Forest visitors never see. The wildnerness area of the Painted Desert. Petrified logs tumble down hills after eroding out of the Black Forest Bed within the Chinle Formation. These logs are approximately 210 million years old.

This image was created during my tenure as resident artist in the "Artist in Residence" program at Petrified Forest National Park.

Melany Sarafis served her country for 24 years and recently retired from the USAF as a First Sergeant. She thinks it's really stupid when photographers refer to themselves in the 3rd person on their biographies. I needed to do something "low speed" after a successful but stressful military career. I've have been an avid photographer for a few years and enjoy this "internal" creative process and I was a full time student at Texas Tech University in Lubbock, Tx, pursuing a BFA in Studio Arts with an emphasis in Photography and Jewelry/Metalsmith Work. After taking an Art History course and learning a little about the Renaissance, I've become enamored with this art era. I took a trip to Florence Italy (the home of the Renaissance)...