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Why I create.
The creative process enables me to meditate on and learn from natural systems as I re-interpret them. These meditations provide insights into processes and organizational strategies that emphasize relationships. This knowledge transforms into a series of metaphors that help me better understand who I am, where I come from, and where I want to go. I apply these lessons to my teaching and community arts practice through biomimicry, an application of natural processes in learning, teaching, and community organizing. I hope to offer viewers many paths to engage with nature’s languages while cultivating imagination.
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Imagine.
The constant iteration, evolution, expansion, overlapping, and layering of systems in the natural world captivates my imagination. Using drawing, collage, and painting, I emphasize its complexity to inspire creative dreams; the building of worlds that push beyond structures which hold our imagination captive. These works share nature’s stories and blueprints for positive futures that support collective growth.