Daily walks with my dog became one of my greatest sources of inspiration, where I notice the overlooked and discarded—fallen leaves, dried flowers, seed pods, and broken branches. I saw these fragments not as debris, but as beautiful traces of life’s cycle. Collecting them, I began using natural objects as tools for mark-making and creating dyes from turmeric, black walnut, acorns, and other organic sources in place of manufactured paint.

The creative process often begins outdoors, where the elements themselves—such as wind—participate in the work. On large scrolls of paper, often 48 inches wide and six to eight feet long, I build compositions layer by layer. Each mark informs the next; each wash shapes the one that follows. Textured pigments pool and dry under the sun, creating weathered surfaces that echo cycles of decay and renewal. I aim for a visceral immediacy in the work, where memories and rhythms of nature gradually reveal themselves.