I EXPLORE how we experience and relate to nature, setting up a systematic ordering of the land, tied to history, memory, time and language.



My art is an ode to nature. The Chesapeake Bay is a favorite. It is intricate and meandering and has been changed by human activity. But, nature is resilient.



To represent its beauty and fragility, I studied satellite images and historical maps for Folding the Chesapeake, an installation of 54,000 marbles. Through this work, I hope to motivate people to protect the bay as a vibrant life force.



Folding the Chesapeake is at the Smithsonian. It will be used to tell Maya Lin’s story and other women’s stories of their passion to protect nature.