Environmental Works
Series: Ginkgo Tree/Hope/Resiliency: The Power of Life to Regenerate
In 2018, I visited the Hiroshima Peace Memorial. It was such an emotional and memorable experience for me that I knew, one day, would pour out into my art. In 2024, I explored ideas of resiliency as a likelihood of survival of environmental changes, so the Ginkgo trees of… See More
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Series: Survival and Resilience
In contrast to my works that tackle the broader range of changes that are happening to our planet that have consequences, an adjunct theme of nature’s resilience has inspired my new works. Destruction, whether caused by fire or by human activity, is a constant… See More
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Series: Ice
My “Fire and Ice” series highlights extreme weather conditions, the glaciers in my backyard in the Olympic National Park are predicted by scientists to disappear in 2070 while… See More
Series: Fire
My “Fire and Ice” series highlights extreme weather conditions from wildfires to melting polar ice caps and glaciers. The wildfires are backdrops in “Running Out of Time,” which underscores “Time” as a luxury and as an existential dilemma because we are inherently the gatekeepers and we are responsible… See More
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Series: Living Systems Down Under
New Ecosystems were established by Fungi. All life on land depends on these networks. Mycorrhizal fungi form a mutually beneficial symbiotic relationship with plant roots and are fundamental to the ecosystem. It is a tangled living maze and an important attribute… See More
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Series: Gone Trees
My series of collagraph prints entitled, “Gone Trees” were created after I discovered the forest near my home was logged. The imagery is dreamlike, reminiscent of the trees now gone–landscapes of ghost trees… More
Series: Redaction
Seattle’s rapid growth and the impact of the construction of buildings are common conversation topics amongst local residents, so I felt it was important to create an artwork that connects with this discussion. There will always be changes as cities grow, but at the same time, I feel there should be a consideration to balance consciousness… More
Phylogeny Triptych
In conjunction with my collagraph prints and the sculpture installations, in 2018 I created a variation on the theme expanded onto canvas…. More
