Studio Notes (2022):
In the corner of the studio is a window that opens to a small roof terrace. I began drawing from observation and then painting here. Through color and paint, this area became a contemplative space with intertwined inside and outside, sunlight and shadow, plant and human.

Studio Notes (2024):
I built the small tall table to bring an element closer to me. Something at arms reach and near eye-level to bridge the space, to position me (us, viewers) relationally. For a while, a jar stood on the small tall table. It held water and plant cuttings– cuban oregano, geranium– which were growing roots.  This jar became a subject. Then I learned about the Wallace Stevens poem, Anecdote of the Jar, which seemed to relate.