National Parks, Forests, Wilderness

This papermaking art was created during my artist residencies at national parks, forests, wilderness, and uses a range of natural materials.

White Mountain National Forest

This work is the result of an artist residency in the White Mountain National Forest, located eastern New Hampshire and western Maine. It is a federally managed forest within the White Mountain range, with waterfalls, lakes and ponds, forests, and endless trails and swimming holes. During my residency, I experimented with many plant species to make paper, and created an artist book, the Lacustrine series of aquatic plants embedded in sediment paper, and several cyanotypes.

Guadalupe Mountains National Park

These small works are a result of an artist residency in the Guadalupe Mountains National Park, located in west Texas and one of the largest wilderness areas in the state. During my residency, I made paper from two of the park’s ecologically troublesome plant species, horehound (Marrubium vulgare) and wooly mullein (Verbascum thapsus), and beneficial plants (namely Soaptree Yucca (Yucca elata)) outside of the park along the roadway right-of-way. The National Park is expansive, so I was lucky to hike on many trails that inspired these pieces made on site. I explored peaks, canyons, and dunes, and was inspired by the Permian fossil reef and overlapping ecotypes.

Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness

This body of work is based on the Absaroka-Beartooth Wilderness area, located in western Montana in the United States. During a immersive artist residency, I drew the landscape, identified subalpine and problematic plant species, and made handmade paper on site from responsibly collected materials.