Strata grows from my fascination with the experience of being in nature at a particular moment—the smell of soil after rain, the weight of a sky before it breaks, the sudden intensity of new growth, or the way changing light can transform a familiar place.

I am drawn to what is happening beneath us, unseen: organic matter returning to the soil and sediment accumulating over time. Nature is never still; everything is connected through continuous cycles of growth, transformation and renewal

The paintings bring these different rhythms of time together. Through layers of natural pigments, wax and oil, I build, erase and expose the surfaces repeatedly. For me, the process echoes the landscape itself.