My work organically addresses the ideas of recovery, communication, and adaptation to change over time. Many of the pieces are multi-panel, in order to capture aspects of disintegration and regeneration. I make my wall reliefs primarily from handmade paper and encaustic (wax) paint. I apply water and heat to manipulate paper casts of found objects and materials into new shapes that are sturdy yet lightweight. These new forms have images of nature, architecture, and cultural objects embedded within them. I form connections between the materials, the colors, and the images that suggest that past information, whether personal or cultural, can be recovered and transcend time and physical events. During the past five years this theme became even more important to me because it became necessary for me to serve as a primary caregiver for family members who suffered medical crises, required intensive therapy, and achieved significant progress toward full recovery. Adaptation to change, recovery, and communicating lost histories are personally meaningful themes I hope viewers discover within my work.