I find my faith with my hands. The act of making things, of handling objects, of being able to touch the world around me, is the closest thing to a spiritual practice that I have.
There were multiple times I would see a thunderstorm rolling in over Lake Michigan as a child and I would run outside. I stood on the beach with my feet planted, watching in awe and wonder as the water picked up inch by inch, as the air went absolutely still before whipping me with sand and the spray of water, as the sky darkened. I stood there until the rain came down in sheets around me and felt alive in a way I’ve rarely been able to recapture. All of the times I have felt that same sense of vitality have been the times I have remembered we are not alone in the universe. It’s easy to become wrapped up in personal struggles, to get consumed by the whirlwind of social media and negative news cycles, and to forget the truly miraculous nature of the world around you. It takes a staggering amount of connection to create and sustain a life. We are rooted to our world. This work is an attempt for me to find my roots, to strengthen them, and to start trusting in nature the way that we used to, the way that it was before plastics and petroleum.
There were multiple times I would see a thunderstorm rolling in over Lake Michigan as a child and I would run outside. I stood on the beach with my feet planted, watching in awe and wonder as the water picked up inch by inch, as the air went absolutely still before whipping me with sand and the spray of water, as the sky darkened. I stood there until the rain came down in sheets around me and felt alive in a way I’ve rarely been able to recapture. All of the times I have felt that same sense of vitality have been the times I have remembered we are not alone in the universe. It’s easy to become wrapped up in personal struggles, to get consumed by the whirlwind of social media and negative news cycles, and to forget the truly miraculous nature of the world around you. It takes a staggering amount of connection to create and sustain a life. We are rooted to our world. This work is an attempt for me to find my roots, to strengthen them, and to start trusting in nature the way that we used to, the way that it was before plastics and petroleum.