Journal of Student Research 2023

Journal of Student Research 80 etc.). While paying attention to my surroundings, I actively seek different uses for common tools. Ultimately, I watch for opportunities to intersect themes of paying attention, looking in new ways, and using my intuition as I encounter ordinary tools in my daily life in search of answers to the question: “How much of this world have I overlooked?” My commitment to being an artist is compelled by curiosity and the desire to document, explore, and display everyday observations and experiences that I have lived, observed, touched, or stepped on. Although I remain tempted by the trees above and the horizon line they frame, I believe there is more information that lies within the unnoticed, dead, and overlooked elements of nature. By shedding light on these landscapes, my main interest remains intact--something the trees cannot overwhelm.