SIFT

These drawings are made by sifting, pouring, and allowing matter to settle, which mimic the sedimentation process. I use mixtures of graphite, water and vinegar, which are poured onto the surface of large mylar sheets. Like sediment that has settled on the landscape after the rush of a flood, graphite becomes embedded into the paper's surface. Other times the graphite is washed away, like sediment after heavy rainfall. As a result, the drawings are atmospheric. 

My drawings are continuous surfaces—visual fields—which can be observed at full range and at close proximity.  They recall features and atmospheric events that I have seen in the landscape. These features can be recalled on a macro and micro level: the drawings can both harken back to the snowy landscapes that I have walked through and allude to patterns on the surfaces of stones or other objects I have picked up on my trips. The process of making the work together with the projection of memory (mine and that of the viewer) plays key roles in the construction and in the encounter with the work.