Many of my projects (Echo, Gaia Theory, Earth Oracle, Camp) are about noticing how the earth is responding. Insatiable capitalism is causing us to speed up constantly, creating a world saturated with constant content and stimulation. Neurological effects of our fast-moving society are compounding trauma-upon-trauma in our bodies to create an anxiety level that our universe has never seen. In my personal experience earth is the healer of our energy. We as human beings are wired to move at the pace of nature.

We are nature.

We have lost touch with this.

My work is a consideration of earth. Earth as healer. Earth resilient. Earth as a source of wisdom, and lessons we can learn together on how to do better. It is a view of valuing earth that is similar to what the land-based practices used to be in all of our cultures and that colonizers labeled as “savage.”

Colonization gave birth to a patriarchal society that has also played a large role in the suppression and domination of feminine power. My video installation 2nd Skin expresses this insight through voices of women who have experienced this oppressive energy (often physically), and are determined to shed it. All humans have an integral part to play in reclaiming divine feminine power as an important shift needed to make changes to failing infrastructural systems.

I also often use organic substances: handmade papers, silk, and vellum. I print on these materials and then embellish them with gold thread, gold leaf, or metallic gold paint. I also enjoy the beauty of a simple, well-made, photographic print.

I like to write while I am photographing and on occasion accompany the images with the words that come to me while taking the pictures. One of my sweet spots for photographing is total emersion in outside life, camping for days in a teardrop trailer. Cooking outside, sleeping in the fresh air, waking up with the sun and going to bed with the stars overhead. I share that space with others who have the same need for the outdoors. It resets my nervous system and calms my mind to concentrate on the basics of life like “where are we going to get water today?” or “what can we make for dinner out of the food in the cooler?”

Process and Installation Views