This print is a reproduction of my original ‘Varied, Rooted & Whole’ watercolor painting. Printed on textured watercolor paper, this giclee print really looks incredibly like an original painting! Each print is hand-signed before being carefully wrapped and shipped to you.

This piece was done for the January 2021 O'Henry Magazine (Greensboro, NC) for a project called "Blank Canvas". They requested three local artists to cast a vision for the year through art. "Varied, Rooted, & Whole" is the piece I contributed and below is a brief exploration of what I hoped to convey through the piece:

Several months ago, I learned somewhere — probably on a podcast — that plants communicate with one another. They do this through intricate root systems underground; partially their own, partially with help from the threadlike roots of fungi. This seemed almost unbelievable to me — plants and mushrooms as conscious entities! But they do indeed talk, and not only to their own kind, but across species. Plants communicate about everything from nutrients to water levels, from sunlight to pest protection. They also share resources with one another. If a tree in the forest is attacked by a predator, for example, information spreads beneath the forest floor. Defenses are put into place, and nutrients from surrounding trees flow to aid the one in need. What if we take our cue from plants as we enter 2021? What if we recognize that we don’t have to be homogenous in our thinking to successfully communicate and support one another? We are varied, yes, but what if we saw our differences as our collective strength? No one wants a forest or a garden with only one species. Variety is what makes life together beautiful. Communication is what makes it work.

– 8"x8″, 10″x 10″, 12"x12″ or 20″x20″: Archival giclee print, 100% cotton fiber paper, Acid Free

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