Wao akua began with photographs of trees and the landscape around me. Working with photographic transfers on wood panels, I build surfaces through layers of imagery, pigment, resin, and thread.

My process involves collecting, combining, obscuring, and interrupting images and materials. I work intuitively, making decisions through observation and experimentation, often adding or removing elements as the composition develops.

Wao akua (koa with divination), II
2024
Archival inkjet pigment transfer on wood panel, silver pigment, resin, spray paint, and thread
76 × 40 in.