Raw Cotton, rose petals, walnut husks, beeswax
20″ x 11″ x 7″
My work is a meditative response to my rural environment employing line, repetition and abstraction. It occupies both two and three dimensional space, examining processes of growth, stillness and decay through materiality. Relying on my horticultural background, I utilize raw earth based materials discovering a resonance existing within the alchemical reactions.
I remember holding lichen that had fallen from a tree for my 1 year old daughter as she inspected the nearby dewey grass for worms. In that time I held and observed the lichen in my hands; the intense color of greens, spongy texture and musty smells lured me onward. Exploring the tension between control and chaos of our natural world I listen, observe and respond to the materials and allow for the unknown. Within the unstable reactions, process and materiality merge and the will of impermanence makes way for growth, stillness and decay.
