I am a multimedia artist based in the tallgrass prairie ecoregion. Informed by my rural childhood, I focus on interconnection, care, and reciprocity. Through my art I encourage empathy and connection with the more-than-human world. I engage with nature as teacher and use methods of embodied learning. I collect materials from place such as clay, plants, and sounds. My practice is sometimes site specific and always informed by place. Influenced by science, indigenous teachings, and Black feminism, I ask how we as humans can reconnect and recreate a better world. I draw from adrienne maree brown’s Emergent Strategy and return to their ideas (and the ideas of others) of imagination, thinking with nature, and starting small. My work takes the form of mixed media sculptures, videos, installation, poetry, and social practice projects. Previous projects have focused on themes such as loss of ecological knowledge, human constructs of wilderness, invasive species, and habitat restoration. I continue to explore art’s potential for healing and positive cultural shifts.