Inspired by the physics experiment commonly known as ‘Schrodinger’s cat’ I became interested in how people sometimes navigate through various polar opposite states in our lives or sometimes even exist in both states at once just as Schrodinger’s cat was both alive and dead at the same time. We might experience joy and sorrow almost simultaneously - we experience one as the other waits in the wings. Rhododendron embodies that duality in that it signifies a water source when hiking, but it is also poisonous to burn. The motifs of my sculptural work also appear in my prints, drawings, and artist’s books as I layer text and images to express similar ideas and themes. My ideas are often inspired by the simplest of daily activities, taking a walk for instance, so the environment and people I encounter become a part of my visual language.