Forest Through the Trees is a series of biophilic works built slowly through repetitive, physical acts of weathering and preservation. Fine, raw linen is manipulated with plant- and rock-derived pigments and natural glues until ambiguous entanglements of branches and roots emerge.

Through walking, collecting, and making, I consider vulnerability—within ourselves, our social and environmental climates, and the living systems we inhabit. The work reflects my belief that our relationship with nature is reciprocal: what we attend to and nurture can, in turn, sustain us. As I weather and preserve the linen, enhancing rather than concealing its wrinkles, I am also confronted with my own aging and what it means to sustain agency as a mid-career female artist.

These works ask for slowness. I want the viewer to remain with them long enough to notice their material presence, their fragility and resilience, and the accumulation of labor held within their surfaces.

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