The Repair

Description

I draw inspiration from the erosions, stains, etchings, and crumblings found on walls and other surfaces. In these textures, I see messages and images; serendipity and pareidolia are at work. For this piece, I began with a peeling painted metal door, whose white broken disk vent at the top appeared to me as a crescent moon above a rural landscape. By overlaying multiple images — wildflowers, webbed sticky tape, an actual landscape, and a deer — An environmental narrative developed that reflects the ongoing need to restore balance and harmony to our planet, where repair is both necessary and continuing.