Soil to Mature

Last night was the opening reception for the Garden Variety Show - I've posted pictures of the progress of these works, but here are the final versions :) For those of you who were able to make it to the opening, thank you so much for coming! To those who weren't, here's the virtual show:





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Universe Within
Poetry

We live -

our fleshy walls are not solid but

porous orange peels -

the strong scent of existence seeping through.

Constraints of metal, scripture, sound vibrations

Die

where our voice thrives like dandelions

under the moist droplets of energy that

feed us like

Color.

Time, Thick as its dust,

is abundant,

Never to end

Always to harvest

Realization.

In this world of stone and water

we live in separate bodies

we speak with different tongues

as the pure language that ticks within

our weakening muscles

Strengthens -

Our bodies are redeemed for the

Universe within.

Pulse
Oil on canvas


Mother
Oil on canvas

Soil to Mature
Oil on canvas

Chaos
Oil on canvas

Solitude
Oil on canvas

Yellow Communion
Oil on canvas

Renaissance Shade
Oil on canvas

Crave
Oil on canvas

Core
Oil on canvas

Amendment
Oil on canvas

Lucidity
Oil on canvas

Artist's Statement

Ever since childhood, I’ve been in awe of nature; stones, plants, the ocean, and the sky. Although subconscious at first, I was always intrigued by the balance that is formed in the opposition of nature’s elements. I seek these contradictions in people and document evolution of identity through examining the balance between contrasting elements in the human psyche.

We exist on the same planet, living in separate bodies and speaking in different languages. Although we share this world, each of us has within us our own gardens to be explored and discovered. Like plants, we are nurtured by the soil of our own experiences; we grow from a seed, our roots are nourished, we bloom and survive through the changing of the seasons. Our internal gardens are unique to us all, they are multi-faceted – filled with opposing concepts that come together to form unity.

I analyze the complexity of these tensions to bring nebulous feelings and impressions into focus. Pouring color on the canvas and mixing elements of the female figure with decorative plant textures, I give tangibility to the ethereal fragments of self. My work merges the surreal with reality and acts as visual poetry – portraying emotions, anecdotes, and colorful epiphanies as I discover them. “Soil to Mature” represents my own garden and illustrates the internal voyage through the different chapters in my life – painful, joyful and, overall, formative.

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