2026
One Organism
Inspired by the remarkable Pando aspen colony—one of the world's largest known living organisms—this body of work explores the idea that what appears separate may, in fact, be deeply connected.
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Though individual trunks rise independently, each tree shares an identical genetic identity and exists as part of one immense underground root system. This quiet reality became a starting point for considering connection beyond the forest itself.
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Each painting begins without a predetermined composition. Acrylic washes, water, and ink are allowed to move freely across the surface, establishing an organic structure that I gradually discover rather than control. Within those evolving forms, imagined forests, root systems, geological layers, and shared landscapes begin to emerge.
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Rather than depicting specific places, these paintings reflect the invisible systems that bind living things together—suggesting that identity, memory, and belonging may be less individual than we often imagine.
2025
Emergence
Allowing gravity, water, and absorbent paper to guide the first movement, I follow the natural behavior of the material before refining emerging forms. The resulting images exist between abstraction and observation, revealing mushrooms that seem to grow directly from the movement of the ink itself.
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The process mirrors the subjects they portray—organic, adaptive, and shaped by forces that remain largely unseen.
2025
Mushroom Studies
Created using ink on mulberry paper and delicate layers of natural rice paper, these works explore fungi as both subject and material.
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The textured surface of the handmade paper echoes tree bark and woodland environments, allowing the support itself to become part of the image. Rather than scientific illustration, these studies seek to capture the quiet presence and individuality of each specimen while acknowledging the larger networks they inhabit beneath the forest floor.