Margins
Since 2023 I have adopted a cyclical method: slicing 2.5 inch circles from the cast-off margins of large watercolors painted with site water. These disregarded fragments, glimmering with run-off pigments and sediment, seed new compositions, mirroring ecosystems where decay feeds renewal and every border is porous. The formal decision to crop each painting into a circle further deepens the conceptual framework of my practice. These forms recall images seen through microscopes or telescopes, tools of perception that peer into hidden worlds, while also referencing ancient symbols of wholeness, infinity, and the eternal cycle of transformation.
Kankakee River water (collected in Illinois) and/or water from the Gulf of New Mexico (collected in Florida)
Watercolor on Arches paper
2.5 inch circle
2024
