My work reflects close observation of nature’s fluctuating patterns: shifting light, variegated colors, constant movement, changing forms, biodiversity. I seek out native plants through their seasonal cycles. Working abstractly, yet botanically accurately, I try to surprise viewers with unusual views to induce them to look deeply. Many pieces depict the complex design inherent in the typically-unnoticed life growing on old trees, while others seek light in a changing sky fragmented by tree canopies. My compositions often present unconventional allover patterns without traditional focal points, reflecting how we discover nature. Many pieces, due to heavily collaged elements, are highly topographic, as though life forms grow from their surfaces. Though nature is our collective home, human activity has caused irreparable losses of habitat, resource, and species. By revealing the beauty of humble local biota, I respond to ecologists’ call for native ecosystem rediscovery.