Assumption, 2023, colored pencil and ink on fragaria ovalis herbarium sample, 27.5 x 21 in. / 69.85 x 53.34 cm. prints This work focuses on creating

This work focuses on creating a tangible place my consciousness flees to during a depersonalization or derealization episode

The roll of toilet paper and the farmers almanac were important to the composition and tone of the painting

and bright blue

Crescent Gaze: The Enigmatic Owl with Ember Eyes

Large bark rubbing (frottage) done on a fallen Black Cherry - this is the first large bark rubbing I had done to date - it's representative of death mask for a tree

Assumption, 2023, colored pencil and ink on fragaria ovalis herbarium sample, 27.5 x 21 in. / 69.85 x 53.34 cm. prints This work focuses on creatingAssumption, Amy Wendland, 2023, colored pencil and ink on fragaria ovalis herbarium sample, 27. 5 x 21 in. 69. 85 x 53. 34 cm. In medieval Christian theology, the Virgin Mary was seen as the new Eve. Both were botanically symbolized in medieval art: Eve by the apple, Mary by the strawberry. Out of the Valley portrays the triumph of redemption and assumption into paradise, as doors to the first paradise Eden slam shut.