Forest Through the Trees are environmental paintings that evolve slowly through repetitive, physical, tedious hand-weathering processes on portrait linen using plant and rock-derived pigments and natural binders, rather than store-bought paint. The work suggests the importance of human/nature interaction to experience peace, calm and hope for a more nurturing future. Echoing the Japanese tradition of Kintsugi (mending broken pottery with gold), this work aims to elicit a fragile, vulnerable, yet resilient beauty through the mindful preservation of its wrinkles.
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Forest Through the Trees 9 - Nocturne
2026, micronized minerals*, soot ink, indigo, root starch, red pigment, Japanese silver on Belgian linen (*local quartz, ochres, oxides, malachite, azurite)
30” x 48”
Forest Through the Trees 7- Nocturne
2025, micronized minerals, clay, shell, mica, soot ink, indigo, root starch, red pigment on Belgian linen (local quartz, ochres, oxides, malachite, azurite)
60” x 40”
Forest Through the Trees 3- Komorebi
2025, micronized minerals, shell, mica, soot ink, indigo, root starch, canvas collage on Belgian linen (* local quartz, limestone, malachite)
58” x 42”
Forest Through the Trees 4
2025, micronized minerals*, shell, dye, platinum, soot ink, indigo, root starch, red pigment on Belgian linen (* local quartz, limestone, ochres, azurite, malachite)
62” x 62”
Forest Through the Trees 2- Komorebi
2025, micronized minerals*, shell, mica, soot ink, indigo, root starch, canvas collage on Belgian linen (* local quartz, limestone, malachite)
58” x 42”
Forest Through the Trees 6
2025, micronized minerals*, shell, mica, soot ink, indigo, root starch, red pigment on Belgian linen (* local quartz, limestone, azurite, malachite)
62” x 62”