Roots & Wings

“Listen to the land” Nature Assemblages

I began creating nature assemblages while living in the hills above Ashland, Oregon. During my daily nature walks, I found myself drawn to the process of gathering natural objects and creating “mandala-like” assemblages on a piece of poster board. My first assemblages included cut-up images from the calendar I had been using in 2020 and felt like a cathartic way to reframe that year as one of massive growth marked by cycles of death and rebirth, like the ones we see in nature. Now I incorporate collage images from wherever I can find them and love the depth and richness that comes from the layering process. Nothing is glued down and once I have photographed each assemblage and lived with it for a while, I either return the materials back to nature or reuse them in another art piece, making this process a study in impermanence and a practice in letting go.

*4x6 blank greeting cards and select prints are now available along my 2024 “Finding Magic” calendar! Please contact me for details.

What do you hear when you listen to the land?