Much of my current work is heavily influenced by the natural world as a source of inspiration. I’m drawn to seasonal cycles and natural occurrences that feel transitory and impermanent, whether that is a reflection of sunlight and the shifting of a shadow, or larger environments that have a surreal atmospheric quality. At their core, I consider my artwork to be reflective of landscapes that are simplified down to their most essential elements of line, form and color. They can be landscapes in the traditional sense of horizon and skyline, but they can also rise above the horizon and look into the sky and even further into the space beyond. There is something about the infinity of an endless seascape, a cloud-laden horizon or a starry sky that feels vast and majestic. These places form the subject matter I engage with in my work, exploring the connections between atmosphere, landscape, light and color. My woven panels are created at the intersection of painting and contemporary woven craft. They draw on histories of pointillism and atmospheric landscape, but are built yarn by yarn with hand dyed fibers. My wall panels are hand woven yarn by yarn on a 4 harness floor loom built in 1977. My process begins with hand dyeing the yarn to create the color variations I want to explore. I dye much of the yarn I use in my work and play with blending different solids to create new colors as they combine. Hand weaving is a slow and methodical process. Yarns are carefully counted and threaded onto the loom forming the warp or vertical yarns. As I weave, order is built with each interwoven end. Intersecting yarns form points of color that vibrate against each other and enhance the intensity of their neighbors. I create dimension by layering colors, often forming geometric blocks and stripes that reflect horizon lines. As a whole, the structure of the woven grid organizes and balances hand-painted fields of color formed by gradients painted into the warp and weft. I love this duality in the process. Order versus chaos, but less like chaos and more like serendipity. Hand dyeing helps to cultivate chance outcomes. Weaving is already such a planned craft by nature and hand dyeing helps to balance that. I never want the process to feel too controlled. I don’t want to know exactly what I am going to get when I unwind the finished cloth. I like to discover it along the way, and let it unfold as I work.