I have always found difficulty in expressing emotion through words, and find myself instead channeling them into the things I create. These detailed illustrative woodcuts utilize common associations with natural symbols, such as plants and animals, to evoke what I felt when creating each piece in this series of work. I work through each block intuitively, allowing flexibility into the piece with each mark I create in the surface. Through my choice of imagery I reflect on my relationship to nature and find comfort within it, as well as reference symbolic associations to the animals I portray. I find my art to be a source of introspection, and I invite the viewer to contemplate each piece's meaning and to create meaning of their own in response.
