Worthy of Earth

Worthy of Earth, 2026, Mixed Media (newspaper, plaster, paint, red Utah sand, salt, sawdust) on canvas, 60” x 48”
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A slot canyon is a narrow, sheer-walled drainage carved through sandstone or sedimentary rock, often squeezing to a mere sliver. Utah holds the world’s highest concentration of these geological wonders—silent, intimate, and sculpted by time.

This painting began as an homage to such canyons but quickly became something more feminine and erotic, the narrow passages and shadowed depths evoking the body’s hidden corridors, desire, and surrender. I remain mesmerized by the transformation.
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Created at the dawn of the Chinese Year of the Fire Horse, Worthy of Earth channels passion, raw energy, and decisive action. Layers of local red Utah sand, salt, sawdust, newspaper, plaster, and paint build a textured, topographic surface that is both landscape and intimate terrain—grounding the ephemeral in place while affirming worthiness through embodied reclamation.
This piece bridges nature’s erosive beauty with personal and spiritual intensity, inviting viewers to navigate their own depths and emerge affirmed.

Fine Art