This body of work began with a walk through the post fire landscape of the Caldor fire. The first walk was a grief walk, a recalibration of my memory palace of place, where indepth noticing of change takes place. With each return there is an opportunity for a closer look, a  recognition of the potential for renewal and witnessing of the resilience of nature.

Walking through the burnt forest, I was deeply inspired by the intricate patterns etched into the charred bark. These organic designs, born from fire and survival, felt like nature's own form of storytelling. Each piece seemed to hold a unique narrative of resilience and transformation, inviting me to reinterpret their forms into my creative practice. 

The creative process is called mokulito. A form of wood lithography which originated in Japan in 1970. Mokulito is a form of printmaking based on principles of lithography using wood as a printing matrix instead of limestone.

The birch ply panel is drawn and painted onto with grease based materials, up to 3 prints are pulled from the wood panel then the wood panel is carved then painted back into to create a final piece.