I am a landscape architect, restoration ecologist, arborist, and artist. During the day, I spend my time managing levee construction projects, restoring damaged habitats, and evaluating the health of the riparian trees along the levees in the Sacramento Valley. This work provides the inspiration for my artwork which serves as another pathway for me to discover, appreciate, and link to the complexity and mystery of the natural world.
My current series of work explores and celebrates the strength, fragility, and spirit of subjects that can at first appear very ordinary or commonplace or which can be overlooked entirely as we rush through our days. With modern life filled with busyness, chaos, and heartbreak, we need moments to pause, be still, and to reconnect to our soul’s essence. Reflective hares, busy yet delicate pollinators, and other secretive creatures and growing things invite you to step into the quiet spaces, to connect with joy, beauty, and your truest self. In these quiet spaces, we can remember and know that we are safe, we are enough, we are loved, and we are home.
To see more of my work, visit me in Studio 2 or go to:
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