Pattern
science, spirit, and Earth’s poetic force
This work is the result of my research in pursuit of the degree of Master of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art and Design, 2025. This thesis is an exploration of pattern in nature through the lens of my own human experience, and the real-time development of a visual lexicon to translate my interpretation of Earth’s language of animacy.
The works are an iterative investigation of three species of birds — the American white pelican, turkey vulture and common starling — and the patterns that make up both their bodies and ecological stories. This thesis is an exploration of these patterns in relation to my own phenominological experience. It is also a real-time development of a drawing technique of meticulous pattern and color building to communicate both literal and metaphorical interpretations of interacting with ecological patterns. This document supports the work that has resulted from the iterative investigation of three species of birds — the American white pelican, turkey vulture and common starling — and the patterns that make up both their bodies and ecological stories.
Prairie Shore
Mixed media on paper, 30”x55”
Overflow
Mixed media on paper, 30”x55”