Mixed media (acrylic, oil, Sekishu paper) on wood panel
48 × 36 inches
Started in Kona, Hawai‘i; completed in St. Pete Beach, Florida

This work is part of the artist’s ongoing Palimpsest series, which explores accumulation, erasure, and the layering of time and experience. The composition is built on a woodblock-printed binary pattern carved from discarded kitchen cabinet doors. In this piece, the repeated pattern functions as a metaphor for flowing liquid—specifically lava—referencing both the physical landscape of Hawai‘i and the slow, unrelentless movement of change.

Concentric spheres act as waypoints, marking moments of orientation and pause. They register shifts in place and perspective, while the layered surfaces—paint, paper, and print—retain traces of earlier decisions. Begun in Hawai‘i and completed years later in Florida, the work holds multiple moments at once, reflecting an ongoing process of navigation rather than a fixed destination.