Weeded, partial gallery view.  2010.  Mixed Media Objects.  Dried Tree Roots, Leather.  

I have a particular fascination with roots.  As an adopted child mine have been severed and forever locked away in a cabinet at the Colorado Department of Health.   Ailanthus Trees are an invasive weed that grow six feet in a season, are not deterred by rocks, poor soil, or even no light.  If not pulled by the roots they will return ad infinitum.  I have decided to uproot them and celebrate the physical symbol of this survival mechanism that can find sustenance and thrive wherever they may land.