This series is an ode to the hardest parts of a journey. The lived experience of these challenges can often feel painful, but profound power is accessed in the act of overcoming hardship. “Mud Season” for those of us who live in Vermont, is what we call that ugly time of the year between bright white winters and fresh green springs—the liminal, the transition, the waiting. I hope this series helps you to remember that even on the most difficult of journeys, beauty is everywhere.

 

The series includes oil paintings as well as works on paper. All pieces incorporate some hand-made earth pigment paints in a color that I've named "uprooted." This paint was made from soil collected from around the root system of a large tree that fell during a harsh storm. The inclusion of this pigment reinforces the link between place and process that is central to all my work, and felt particularly poignant for a series concerning difficult change.

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