Lying down on the ground began as a simple act of finding connection to my surroundings that answered something within me that I was unconsciously seeking. Back to the earth, my brain and body level, a new awareness of what’s within and around me opened up. Lying down offers a direct physical and imaginative connection to the earth and its inhabitants. With brain and body on the same level, my senses become attuned to what is directly around me, feeling the earth at my back, the air on my skin and absorbing the light. I notice the details of soil, plants and insects. Above me I see the sky anew. Sometimes birds swoop across billowing clouds in a deep blue sky. On cloudy days apparently static clouds reveal themselves as dynamic layers, shifting and changing. 

Experiencing and sharing the interconnectedness of all life, growing from encounters with others and maintaining an imaginative empathy for the lives of others are important to me. As a young child, I delighted in the natural world, making fairy gardens and dens. These early experiences have informed my multi media art practice ever since.