at the Temple Art Lofts, Vallejo, CA
May 25 - June 23, 2024
Waterworks (Blue)
Waterworks arose from my research, thinking and feelings around the broader subject of water conservation informed by the political and corporate narrative that I find deceptive and self-serving as well as a perspective derived specifically from my immediate ¬¬¬environment surrounded by the chemical and noise pollution impacting the land the air, the water, and the health of the community.
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I am deeply moved by the interconnectedness of our world—the way a single action can reverberate across time and space, much like the concentric circles formed when a stone kisses the surface of a still pond. This piece invites viewers to contemplate the delicate ties that bind water conservation, social justice, and our interconnectedness with the environment. It encourages us to advocate for equitable water distribution and protection, recognizing that water is both a shared resource and a fundamental human right. Can we create positive ripples that touch lives, heal wounds, and protect our planet?
Ripple Effect
The Last Stand
My goal for this painting was to illustrate what life for man would be like if the calls to heed to the cries for water conservation are continually ignored.
“The Last Stand” depicts life on earth flourishing without man despite the effects of his lasting impression, marked and scathed, but not dead. What you see is a chaotic mess with order and symbolism featuring wildlife native to California and Solano County.
A Mother's Hope
In 2022, my husband and I watched a documentary called ‘Kiss the Ground’ where activists highlight Earth’s depleting topsoil due to tilling the soil while farming, which causes more water to be used to produce crops. They share ways we could reverse damage being done to our rich topsoil, including composting and more importantly farmers using alternative methods to produce crops. They also shared that if we don’t change our ways, the damage done to Earth’s precious topsoil will be completely irreversible in less than 60 years. If our topsoil is depleted, growing crops could become extremely difficult and cause more water to be used or it could become a thing of the past and we won’t have fresh grown food to feed our loved ones. Either way would be a great hardship.
You are killing me
Artist Statement
With this regalia, I present the beautiful colors and essence of life that emanate from Mother Earth. Furthermore, I endeavor to use this platform to bring awareness to the pressing issue of planet pollution and destruction that we are currently facing.
Selfie Seals
Let us enjoy our lives while protecting our water sources, waterways & wildlife for our family.
Lately I've began creating many private art commissions with relevant map content, specific subject artwork and sealed with High Gloss resin. The result is a modern finish over art story, atop locational mapping. Enjoy!
Conscience Surrounding
(Dinnertime Series)
Discussions about the surroundings are a constant feature of dinnertime conversations, as depicted in this painting capturing a family meal enriched by the backdrop of a xeriscape yard visible through the window.
Landscape Fire
I am presenting what is called a landscape fire. It was my desire to present an image of fires burning across the natural, cultural, and industrial landscape. I wanted to show a real representation of the fire and its aftermath. Solano County's changing climate is a major factor in the current fire-risk conditions. Fires in Solano had destructive winds that toppled power lines, flammable grasses were also present.
Most people believe solving the water conservation problem includes reducing its use and finding storage solutions. But that is not the full solve. The real solution is to change our daily habits and pass education down to future generations. We are born knowing nothing, and it is our responsibility to pass survival skills to the next generation. Water is our precious resource to maintain life given that our bodies are made up of 80% water. Yet we pass down habits that are not necessary to survival. Water is wasted on unnecessary products such as cheap toys adding to pollution.
Time is ticking away
Tick Tock Tick Tock
Goodbye Grass
I have always been a lover of pure nature where I find joy in exploring landscapes in their wildest forms and where nature alone stewards the land. The arresting beauty of the forest and the awesome vastness of the ocean have never ceased to stir my soul with creative inspiration. This past year, however, I began exploring what it means to not only be an admirer of plants and bodies of water but how to better steward them. I began attending numerous workshops held by Sustainable Solano and touring gardens they had installed for people’s yards and community gardens. This inspired my garden efforts this year and the desire to create a garden as Monet did to inspire his paintings but also one that takes into account the high value of water as a limited resource here in Northern California.
The Case of Mr F.
In recent years when warnings about global warming is voiced, we have been tightly concerned about environmental issues, but I feel that we often talk separately about the elements that make up an environment. We humans are always part of the global environmental evolutionary system and cannot be considered separately, as being outside of this system. If you find water pollution in the sea, the oceans in the bay of the Carquinez Strait, should it not also be imagined in our own body and not solely in our narrow interpretation of "the environment"?
Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta
Sacramento-San Joaquin River Delta is at the center of California’s elaborate system for managing and delivering water to farms and cities. The Delta is also a regional playground with 290 shoreline recreation areas, 200 marinas 625 miles of boating waterways and draws millions of visitors. Activities that help generate about 1 billion annually and support about 8,000 jobs. The Delta provides habitat for 50 species of fish and 300 species of birds, mammals, and reptiles.
Vallejo Grows Health
The plant species depicted in the artwork are common, forgeable, and edible plants found in Vallejo and Solano County. These plants grow in public spaces (e.g. sidewalks, parks, side of the road, etc.), which means a garden isn’t needed. The public space, versus the private, is a communal landscape which is accessible to everyone, and therefore connecting us.