Artist's Statement


Mother Earth’s Artist Statement

            I am all around you. I bust out of the cracks in the city and lie calmly under your feet in the country. I sustain you, inspire you, help you emerge upon your birth and welcome you back upon your death. I am you and you are me. Yet there are many who pretend to not know me, who do not recognize the connection between me and them. Even so, that does not distract me from my work. I am stronger than you could ever imagine, and my force for creation is incomparable. It is what I do. 

            My gifts are adaptation and diversity, and all my work is infused with my gifts. Through my trees, vegetables, herbs, and fruits I intend to extend the healing and nurturing qualities of the soil. Through the quick-shifting wind coming from the mountains or the sea I invite you to befriend change and the wheel of the year.  With the magic of fire I intend for you to savor the flavors of my food and the warmth of my flame. Through my many bodies of water I intend for you to replenish not only your body but also your soul.  I hope that you will respond to my immense work with a sense of empowerment and awe. As an artist, I am inspired by those individuals who witness what I have created, and strive to enhance and protect my work.  Those individuals who replenish my top soil, save my seeds, help balance my eco-systems, and keep my air clean. I continue to create because so many see, appreciate, and preserve my work, and encourage younger generations to do so as well.