The art that I create surrounds the shifting feeling of grief and the overwhelming sadness the is entangled in it. I explore the comfort of repetitive motions and make it easier to cope. The art relates back to the different emotions and feelings that I experienced in my own grief cycle. I relate my feelings and sorrows back to the natural world around us. The never-ending cycle, that is grief and nature are so entwined with each other. I turn to nature to show my anguish because just like grief, nature has a way of evolving and changing. Nothing ever stays the same. Walking through nature and feeling the organic matter of the tree. I take inspiration from the tree rings, strong but damaged by time. The spiral and never-ending cycle of life continues no matter what is thrown at it. The feelings like you’re moving and evolving but still going around in circles. Pain also deals with loss and in the natural world things are constantly dying and growing. The never-ending cycles continue forward and progress whether you and I are ready. My work shifts and moves showing the unsteadiness of grief and the unknown. Repetitive forms and patterns emerge in my work. Repetition is a feeling of comfort to me. It allows me to relax, knowing there is only a limited number of outcomes so nothing will surprise me. Repetition is safe. I can turn my brain off and go with the motions of creating my art. Being able to create the same work repeatedly helps me to understand what I am feeling in that moment. When I can just focus on my art it allows me to not think about how I am feeling. I can focus on the art and only the art.