Each piece begins with the bark from a tree fallen to wildfire. I use the bark in its natural form, allowing it to create the tones, textures and marks that appear on the page. Other mediums are introduced where the work requires.

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These works are about loss - of trees, forests, habitats and the countless creatures who depend upon them.

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Using the bark of the remains of a wildfire tree, feels like a small act of remembrance - giving something that was lost another form, another presence, another story.

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The wildfire situation in Canada remains critical. Fires happen all year round, mostly in May through to September, but hold-over fires can smoulder throughout winter.

More than 44 million acres of land were burned by wildfires in Canada in 2023.