Part of the job as an artist is submitting your work; to exhibitions to show your work, for grants that will support your work. The options for submitting are endless and can be overwhelming, sometimes defeating and occasionally things work out. The day before Thanksgiving I received a text from Artadia NYC. The call was to inform me that I was selected as one of the Houston Artadia finalists. After a year of cancellations due to the pandemic the news came at a perfect time.
I am incredibly honored to be included as a Houston Artadia finalist. I am looking forward to the opportunities and support they provide. My practice is inspired by researching the natural functioning systems in Texas' ecological history that build soil health and water absorption.
My work reimagines urban landscapes to propose holistic restoration of ecological balance in Houston. I adapt processes or create new methods to develop narratives driven by natural ecosystems and personal experience. I have works in bronze castings, monotypes, welded steel, hydro stone, and kinetic wire sculptures that engage with wind erosion issues, water rescue, and wild bees. I am currently working on Endangered Knowledge: The Soul of Humus, which researches the deep environmental interrelationships between bison and grass.
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