REVOLVING, 2013-2022
Revolving, 2013-2022
7.5 feet x 46.5 feet
Pencil, acrylic and chalk line grid on painted paper
Using historic drawing methods my work explores the dichotomous forces of nature, from its staggering beauty to its extreme dangers. While realistically rendered, my drawings alter and merge different species in my immediate environment––the Shawnee National Forest in Southern Illinois. In 2009, we lost over 3000 trees in a Derecho leaving massive visual and environmental scars. Seeing so many fallen and shredded trees made me more aware of their majestic height and weight. (One crushed my car.) For several years, replicating their huge scale was a major factor in my work. “Revolving,” (46-feet-long), is a life-size falling tree cycling through the seasons of the year before returning to the earth. (On view at the Sheldon Galleries March 4-May 14, 2022.)