I began collecting and embellishing leaves in summer 2017 while on residency in New Smyrna Beach in Florida. I was inspired by performance directions of Pauline Oliveros, particularly the ones centered on environmental interactions: enhance. Also, I grew up not far from that area and there were intense mixed emotions visiting that part of Florida.

Although in its original direction, Oliveros’ intended enhance to relate to sound and performance, it sparked an interest in trying to enhance place visually and on an intimate level.  These have since become a body of work that stems from a desire to designate place, to memorialize time, and enhance a personal relationship with myself and the spirit of nature through craft.