Artist Statement 

I first decided I wanted to become a writer because I wanted to change the world, but probably not the way you think. I’ve never sought to change the world by leaving my mark on it; I seek to teach others to walk lightly on the earth and leave no mark at all. I grew up in a conservationist household and was raised to be fiercely protective of the environment. Most of my childhood was spent playing in the woods and exploring nature. As a child, I remember looking out the car window and seeing entire sections of forest reduced to clear-cut lots. Looking out over the scarred land, my heart filled with something akin to grief and it ignited the desire within me to do something. I couldn’t fathom why no one cared about what was happening to the trees or how the land would heal.