"Our Waking Dreams"
"Our Waking Dreams" was a three year project designed to speak for those of us who live life somewhere in the middle. In this body of work I really wanted to ask questions like "why do we make the choices we do" or "who's running this circus," while also pointing out the ridiculousness of societal extremes. Together, poetry harmonizes with watercolor paintings, both hoping to say what the other is unable to. At its core, this project is about wrestling with how to thrive amidst the chaos of today.
“What Matters Most”
From pine needle beds
To snow capped stone peaks, gleaming
Shields defend the small;
There are many, who disguise
death dealing as compassion.
12×18 Watercolor on watercolor paper
“Tyranny Waits”
Summer grasses yield
To resolute stances born
Of ancient conflict;
Two sides of one coin wage war,
As hungry tyrants bide time.
16×20 Watercolor on Watercolor paper.