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I believe that having a connection with the natural world roots us as humans to the source of all life. Without this bond, we become separated from an essential part of human existence and wellbeing. As a printmaker and collage artist, my work focuses on the environment and our innate connection with nature. Through awareness, attention, and appreciation, I continually explore my relationship with the natural world. Through images that layer environmental patterns—fragments of forest detritus, a branch caught in the wind, marsh grasses moving silently in the breeze—I bring attention to the Earth’s splendor, offering a conduit for others to connect with and appreciate it as I do. I often take apart and reconstruct images to make subtle connections with the experience of being in nature. Spontaneity and intention converge as branches intertwine and unexpected associations emerge. Each layer reveals new depth, echoing the organic beauty and mystery of the natural world. After more than 50 years of printmaking, my practice focuses on woodcut and photopolymer intaglio, which I print on Japanese papers and develop into collages. I also work in paper lithography. I continually seek new ways to explore printmaking and translate my impressions of nature onto paper. Layering and printing multi-plate pieces on semi-transparent papers allows me to develop nuanced, atmospheric images. There are always new techniques to discover and artists to learn from. Printmaking gives me an ongoing process of experimentation, learning, and artistic development. Much of my work is created in my own studio on my press, but I value periodically spending time in other printmaking environments, where I am exposed to new artists, ideas, and ways of working. This exchange keeps my practice evolving and deepens my engagement with the medium and the natural world that continues to inspire it.