respire&retire

Selections from my Bible, respire&retire This art book compares the overwhelming rush of emotions felt when spending extended periods of time in nature with that felt when thinking of my family. I adopt a ritual grounding practice and maintain daily conversation with my new neighbor in Providence, RI, an American Elm tree, in whom I find my parents, my ancestors, my future, and a home for many androgynous bodies. I follow my stream of consciousness and begin to decentralize myself. I find intelligence in the systems that cradle me, I feel humility as we exchange oxygen. Investigating cellular structures and groups of 3, bark textures, branching patterns, quietude. Vellum, collage, paper cutting, embroidery, graphite in 3.5 x 6” coptic-bound handbook