The ideas I explore are a continuing visual dialog about personal memory, longing and our emotional associations with the natural world During the past ten years my work has been conceived by the intermingling of various materials, techniques and concepts. The major portion of my studio practice is done on two-dimensional surfaces such as paper or wood panel on which I combine painting, printmaking and drawing processes. I use several techniques and materials on a single surface to imply a symbolic parallel to how memories are often multilayered. I approach image making as a metaphor for daily experience and memories as well as a yearning for a spiritual and ecological center. The time I spend in my studio in Austin inspires in my work a deeper connection to place and nature.