I cross a threshold when I create. All that I have absorbed emerges through my hands. I return, with deep reverence, dusty. Lighter.
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Foraging minerals and tree resin, crafting my own paints and charcoal sticks from the earth itself is my favorite way to work.
Where do you find inspiration?My life and work are deeply rooted in the high desert landscape. Living off-the-grid draws inspiration from the rhythms of daily life—gathering wood, tending the land, and observing the interplay of light and shadow across the mesa.
What would you do with $25,000?I see it now; living the same yet taking part in a couple of workshops . . . expanding my view.
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