I began a visual map journal about my travels to navigate and mentally process multiple job locations. With a permanent teaching position and just one long-distance place to travel for 14 years, I began noticing changes in landform, where woodlands and prairies gave way to expanding housing developments, and highways that cut through what had previously been farmland. 

Seeing landscapes from a GPS map or my car windshield made me realize I was observing land without truly experiencing it. I think that technology has reshaped the connection many of us have to place. In my studio I began decoding that relationship using mixed media and assemblage techniques that utilize materials found in construction, architecture, and home design.

This ongoing series reflects my curiosity about our relationship with the natural world amidst continuous expansion, construction, and technology.