Trees Contacting Electrical Lines

I begin my work with a repetitive process to form a substrate; cutting, tearing, folding, or squishing paper, canvas, or clay. The meditative process creates a surface for the paint to collect and pool, layers of material to interweave, spaces for materials to dissolve and build back up again. The surface textures form a painting with physical and illusionary space.

I've been examining clouds, the most ephemeral parts of landscapes. This works originates from the same source, images of clouds seen in media, as converging natural and unnatural disasters give way to a landscape of smoke-filled skies. Similar colors and gradations of artificial clouds arise from across the world.

My work aims to create an inmate visual space for reflection and contemplation on grief, unrest, and transformation.