A MILLION TINY LINES "OCEAN"
A MILLION TINY LINES "OCEAN"
Ocean
There has never been a more urgent need to protect and conserve our oceans. As the largest and most important earth system, it’s astonishing that only 5% has been explored, and even less of it is understood or even thought of by the general public. People tend to care only about what they understand, and my drawings are an attempt to educate as well as inspire a sense of awe and respect for our natural world and the ocean ecosystems we are all connected to.
A Million Tiny Lines
"My path to art has been winding, but has always been connected to nature. In 2012 I fell 20 meters off a cliff while hiking and was paralyzed from the waist down for a year. During my recovery time I taught myself to draw with pens and paint with watercolor and developed a deep love for art and it’s ability to transport me to the mountains I couldn’t access in my wheelchair. After re-learning to walk I became a professional rock climber, a lifelong passion since age six. But I found myself drawn more and more to the art world, and after two years I quit professional climbing to become an artist without any training or mentorship. While this decision gave my mother many grey hairs at the time, it led to a dream career and gave me a voice in what I feel matters most- the protection and conservation of our natural world and its inhabitants. There has never been a more urgent time to speak up for the environment and wildlife, and my art is the tool I use to do that."
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