You Are What You Eat

The "You Are What You Eat Series" is comprised of multiple species of creatures, each depicted containing their primary food source in place of their scales, feathers, shells, and fur. They were drawn using pencil on paper then transferred to carving blocks via carbon paper. Each was carved and detailed using sharp woodcarving gouges, then inked and printed on fine, archival watercolor paper using professional oil-based relief ink. Select prints were then highlighted using watercolor paints.

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The series is very much inspired by Scandinavian and Pacific Northwest styles of folk art, where all negative space is filled, and perspective is very subjective. Geometric shapes take the place of shadows and highlights, and key elements, such as the lightning bolts and mayflies, and are echoed throughout the series. Later pieces contain elements that pay homage to the indigenous cultures that share space with the animals' native habitats.