Artist Statement-Weave of Being

This body of work began as a way to navigate profound loss. While sitting with my daughter during her illness, I filled sketchbooks with quiet landscapes—drawn in the hospital, between drives from Michigan to Chicago. Those early drawings became maps of grief: irregular, layered, and full of longing.

 

Over time, the work evolved beyond sorrow into a dialogue with the land itself. I began to see energy currents running through the earth—root systems, rivers, and unseen threads of connection. Each mark became an act of listening and renewal.

 

The Weave of Being now reflects the intertwined nature of life, loss, and healing. Through meditative drawing, I trace the invisible lines that connect us to one another and to the living earth—reminding us that even in grief, we are part of a greater, enduring weave.