in the soil

I remember digging in the dirt as child thinking what would I find if I looked hard enough ina magnified way. I had no knowledge to soil biology or the fact that there’s almost billions forms of life situated in the soil, but I was fascinated with all tiny life. I would squint my eyes and imagine grand dramatic scenarios and draw sqibbles and forms that made no real sense to anyone. I felt these what is called (sweet creatures) had souls and communicated with each other. I wondered things like What did these tiny creatures eat? What language did they have? How do they love? How do they play? How do they dance? This is one of the best things about childhood. I didn’t need to know that there’s fungi networks even though I believed that they communicated with each other. I didn’t need to understand organic matter, protozoa, bacteria and the all different types of microbes living all together in a bio diverse community, I inherently knew this-because I believe children are intuitive about nature.

So as I’ve been stepping into different forms of artwork and creativity, I’ve realize that this current collection of paintings this last year has everything to do with the way I communicate with the dream life of me and my playful childhood in the soil. Digging in the dirt, being in the soil and getting grounding with this artwork is truly joyous.

<3

Nya

how sacred the soil

the soul of the earth