Alluvia is an exploration of geologic memory and personal geography. Using mediums derived directly from the earth, the work embodies the geological and hydrological processes that shape so-called British Columbia. The ritual process of collecting and converting soil into paint imbues each piece with sentimental weight and connects them to the ancient human relationship with pigment. Rivers serve as a metaphor for the flow of time as well as to highlight water’s pivotal role in the continuation of life on this land and as an architect of its forms.
The degree of meander is measured by sinuosity; earth-based watercolour on paper; 2020
Lungs full of clay; earth-based watercolour on paper; 2020
Salt Pan—deposition in the wound; earth based watercolour on paper; 2021
Each vein an anabranch of the heart; earth-based watercolour on paper; 2021
Unpracticed fingers braid my hair riverwise; earth-based watercolour on paper; 2020
Drought (Forgiveness for Summer); earth-based watercolour on paper; 2021
Flood (Anticipating Spring); earth-based watercolour on paper; 2021
Confluence—nerves firing; earth-based watercolour on paper; 2022