"This work continues to explore my interest in the connection people have with their environment and the tension that occurs when humans encroach on undeveloped areas. This theme is explored through intaglio and relief prints that operate as independent suites united by subject matter.

The reduction woodcut prints shown in this exhibit belong to an ongoing body of work that explores the effects of human interventions in public land set aside for conservation purposes, specifically, Mount Mitchell State Park and Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.

In addition to this series, I am also currently exploring visuals that convey a more subjective interpretation of landscapes. With these prints, hand drawn and photographic imagery are combined in photopolymer gravures to visually reference the tension that occurs between cultural and natural phenomena, as well as to suggest passage of time.

The images are meant to facilitate introspection into our relationship with the natural world and our role in contributing to the impacts seen in these environments."