I am excited to offer limited edition prints from my Glacier drawing series and my Red Forest series to purchase directly from my website. There are three sizes available: 11"x15", 18"x24" and 22"x30". Each archival print comes with a signed certificate of authenticity and is printed on Hahnemühle Photo Rag paper for a luxe matte finish.
Originally created in 2020, both series grapple with our impact on the natural world and empathizing with the landscape, but draw inspiration from two opposing forces: fire and ice.
Both series were made during the shifts we all experienced in 2020, and it's crazy to share them now as our society shifts just as drastically, but in the other direction. My hope is that our world can rise together and help each other find another new normal with a fresh perspective.
Glacier Drawings
Processing change and meditative states
My glacier drawings were originally created with white charcoal on black paper as a way to understand the glacial places I was seeing during meditation. In the wake of our climate crisis, and to further analyze my subconscious, I felt an unwavering drive to learn more about glaciers. When the icy structures melt, they buckle, heave and cry. Their cries remind me of places I have visited in my own despair, and their departure reflects the underlying theme of transience seen throughout my work.
The black and white drawings use multiple images of glaciers combined in Photoshop and then translated on paper. By combining images, I have the power to distort and skew the perspective on things that once were and will be diving into the series deeper during my 2022 residency in Iceland.
Red Forest Paintings
Addressing anxiety through painting
My artistic practice shifted away from icy worlds after September’s wildfires and our cross country move. The red scenes throughout the area and media began seeping into my artmaking in the forms of red trees or landscapes, signifying the suffocation I felt overtaking us. The work addresses anxiety I felt from that environmental stress and ties it with the vulnerability I feel daily as a female in this world.
I drew the parallel while I was running along a trail and became panic-stricken as I reimagined all the warnings of what can happen to a girl who runs alone or at night. As I realized I was projecting my fears onto the landscape, I became aware of the reality of this same landscape surrendering to the wildfires ravaging California. It raised the question: why do I instinctively feel afraid and how has that been ingrained into my gender?