Through representation, I am interested in the connections between animals and plants within their environment. My fascination with the exquisite things often unnoticed, the concealed and fecund in nature, inspires detailed compositions of small flora and fauna entangled. Opposing forces of revulsion and attraction, growth and decay, are conveyed through complex, intimate arrangements.
Through research and observation, I enjoy learning how each organism is interconnected and how critical each is to the others survival. My work shows how these relationships play out in a hectic, brutal, yet beautiful world. Their survival is key to our survival. Each species is essential for the whole to continue.
As with naturalists of past centuries, I hope to encourage curiosity in the viewer so as to inspire conservation and stewardship.
