2006
Carved, layered and pigmented wax; 6 x 2 feet (183 x 61 cm)

“As a witness to more than ten years of drought in the Sonoran Desert and many years of global chaos, I rely on my inner monologues to navigate the river of anxiety that flows through humankind and nature.

Layering pigmented waxes and punishing the surfaces with razor blades and gouges formally expresses this inner drama. The invented characters and the altered ocotillos function as metaphors for my search to understand the ways environments change our consciousness.”