Part of the As Above, So Below constellation

Dragons arises from Daoist cosmology—where dragons are sacred forces, expressions of the cosmos in motion. These works are not composed; they are the Existence Tissue Cosmos experiencing itself through form.

Each piece is made in collaboration with elemental forces—sunlight, wind, gravity, water—and materials that carry both memory and threat. The first works in the series were made with heirloom survival garden seeds and handwoven mulberry fiber: fragile, ancestral matter passed down through generations. But the heirloom seed is now endangered—under assault by chemical agriculture and the synthetic logic of industrial permanence.

In later works, I introduced single-use plastic as a process material. Like chemical seed treatments, plastic is a “forever chemical”—a residue of extractive systems designed to override natural cycles.

Dragons are not images of the cosmos.
They are the cosmos, speaking through what endures—whether ancestral or adversarial.
These are appearances: brief forms shaped by forces seen and unseen, sacred and violent.

Nascent

A sub-series of Dragons · 1 x 1 in. cyanotype works on paper with heirloom seed and handwoven fiber

The cyanotype prints in Nascent were made with heirloom garden seeds and handwoven cloth, exposed under the desert sun. The fabric moved gently in the heat, animated by wind and light.

During the process, I formed a quiet bond with the seeds—once central to survival, now rendered fragile by the forces of chemical agriculture. I began to question whether they could endure. These seeds were once the way. Now they feel tender, threatened, and nascent.

Each print is a trace of that intimacy.
A breath of becoming.
A prayer for what still wants to live.