Beyond the bizarre, I also question the disposition of contemporary society’s relationship and or disconnect with both wild and domesticated animals. By chronicling the threatened and easily forgotten creatures that make up the natural world through drawn and figurative forms I hope to preserve their fragile essence as permanent artifacts.

The practically imperishable ancient Middle Eastern clay tablet is an object that communicates a writing system which has shed light on cultural and spiritual events of a time long past. It eloquently testifies Babylonian, Sumerian, and Assyrian contributions to human civilization. Communication through fired or hardened earth is also evident in the caves of Lascaux and the engraved petroglyphs found globally.

These pictorial stories between humans and animals and written accounts of culture have informed our perspectives on the human condition. It is for these reasons I have chosen to portray the present landscape, narrate the changes in the environment, and bring attention to the loss of wild animals through the clay tablet. The drawings are intended to endure time, and allow future generations see into a window of the past.