2019 – Rooted
2019 – Rooted
After a volcanic eruption and two mandatory evacuations in Hawaii within six months, I returned to Salt Lake City seeking closeness to family. In that upheaval, my canvases became anchors—tangible roots reaching into earth after violent tremors had shaken everything loose.
Painting became my way of assimilating chaos and restoring order. Whenever life shifts dramatically, I turn to the canvas to feel rooted. No matter where I am, painting is home.
These works are built with salt from the Great Salt Lake, iron-rich Utah dirt, foraged sawdust, plaster, repurposed paint, metallic pigments, ash, and local newspaper—materials that weave rupture and renewal into every layer.
After a volcanic eruption and two mandatory evacuations in Hawaii within six months, I returned to Salt Lake City seeking closeness to family. In that upheaval, my canvases became anchors—tangible roots reaching into earth after violent tremors had shaken everything loose.
Painting became my way of assimilating chaos and restoring order. Whenever life shifts dramatically, I turn to the canvas to feel rooted. No matter where I am, painting is home.
These works are built with salt from the Great Salt Lake, iron-rich Utah dirt, foraged sawdust, plaster, repurposed paint, metallic pigments, ash, and local newspaper—materials that weave rupture and renewal into every layer.