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Title: Melting and Morphing
Purpose: Art submission for the 2025 Create Magazine Women’s issue for women and women-identifying artists.
Concept Note: The idea for my piece, “Melting and Morphing”, came into being after I heard about the news of the LA fires, the magnitude of which left irreparable damage to both humans and the ecosystem. Through my piece, I attempt to showcase how inextricably linked we are to our environment by drawing the figure as if they are “melting” and becoming one with the vegetation. However, we as humans fail to grasp this interdependence and continue harming the environment. Instead of inducing in us a sense of urgency, we have somehow become inoculated to the alarming rate of increasing climate crises. This has led to such incidents being considered as “cold data”, data that is used to analyse long-term effects instead of urging people into galvanising calls for action. I rendered this aspect in the piece by using cool tones and stripping the landscape of its lush green quality. Furthermore, the hand-holding is symbolic of the far-reaching effects of climate change on everyone regardless of age, race and especially economical background. It is crucial to understand that we are all in this together and are equally affected.
Title: The Southern Residents
Purpose: Art submission got published in the 18.2 issue of eco magazine Current Conservation
Concept Note: The Southern Resident killer whales are a genetically distinct population of orcas in the Pacific Northwest. This unique population is on the verge of extinction with only 74 remaining individuals worldwide. One of the major issues is that the multiple threats—including lack of prey, pollution and vessel noise—that afflict the Southern Residents interact together, creating synergistic effects.
Many people are often surprised to learn that there are three different types of orcas within the range of the Salish Sea: resident, Bigg’s and offshore killer whales. Each one of these ‘ecotypes’— individuals or groups of individuals that share ecological adaptations—have completely different dialects and hunting behaviours, and they do not intermingle nor interbreed.
It’s important to note that there isn’t a single solution for the recovery of the Southern Residents. We must participate in multiple areas of focus including research, legislation, community outreach and education, in addition to supporting ongoing projects and initiatives.