Saturdays at Home with My Plants I

2019
Collages
Monoprint collage on birch panel
30 x 24 x 1 inches

I am a plant lover and caretaker, and plants are fully present in my artistic expression. Plants are a critical connection to nature for me, and a reflection of my own well being. Plants require a reciprocal relationship, they return to you the energy that you put in plus more. If you give them water, expose them to light, and remove the parasites, they thrive. They give you beauty and clean air. I started intentionally caring for plants after I ended an abusive relationship in 2018. Before that, I generally enjoyed plants but I did not pay attention to the nuances of their care. Now I know so much more. I know how to understand their foliage, how to differentiate the kind of bugs they get, and I am able to read their signs. I observe them and give them attention. Energy follows attention.

Plants have been critical...

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