Hi.

Last night’s exhibition opening went awesomely and I am very pleased by the many thoughtful conversations I had with so many different folks who showed up.

Photo below snapped by the amazing Kaeley of KPH and the Canary Collective, a fellow artist in the area whose heartfelt and courageous work I respect a lot.

Of note, I struck up a chat with someone who melts down plastic trash and turns it into furniture, as well as someone getting a nonprofit off the ground focused on regenerative science in the area. I’m happy my work set the scene for subjects like this to bubble up organically, because these are exactly the types of things I want to engage more in the long term.

I think about trash a LOT, and have since I was a little kid. I remember as a six year old watching a Bible study teacher clean up a juice spill using half a roll of paper towels, and feeling dread creep into the pit of my stomach about how carelessly we humans constantly create garbage. The awareness of this problem has persistently lurked in the back of my mind (and often the front) as something I hope to one day participate in much less helplessly.

The weight of this has only been amplified for me in recent years by a vast number of things, including my dad’s passing in 2023, caused by several different kinds of cancer.

We’re learning a lot about the impact of how we’re stewarding (or not stewarding) our physical reality here on this planet we call home and I’m here for the homework. Not the anesthesia.

Which brings me to the art piece I’m compelled to share today in this post.

This 30″ x 30″ mixed media painting on canvas was purchased years ago so the original is not available. However there may be a rogue print or sticker here or there as this has been a popular conversation-starter piece.

One of the main reasons for that is the somewhat tongue-in-cheek title that goes with it …

Creation.

Why would this piece have that title?

I’ll let you explore your own theories.

Peace,

Adrien