My drawings are rooted in a tradition of using hair as a material that is humble, devotional, genetic and of “natural” origins. Images of the self and the natural world are displayed in found antique frames and grouped to create suggested stories and feelings. The frames emphasize both equality and individuality of each image. The images explore ideas about various states of the self and the psychology of relating to the landscape and the natural world. This work is devoted to seeing myself as part of nature instead of apart from it. Victorian hair tokens and wreaths have long fascinated me as a source of inspiration. Hair, both sensual and disgusting, becomes a medium of tension, one that also reveals that a drawing can be both an illusion and an object.  The history of using hair in a devotional and loving way is of great importance in my work.