A Remembrance of Our Interconnectedness
A reminder that we are not as separate as we think we are
Available for purchase at the Reser
November 6, 2026 – January 10, 2027
About the Collection
It started out as a yearning.
A need to go out there and point at an invisible string and shout, “Hey look, guys! Remember? We have a string that ties us all to each other.”
A longing to remember, and remind, that we not as separate or alone as we sometimes think we are.
While painting this collection, I came across a quote by Brené Brown that gave words to what I was trying to express:
“Spirituality…[is] the deeply held belief that we are inextricably connected to one another by a force greater than ourselves—a force grounded in love and compassion.”
“A Remembrance of Our Interconnectedness” Collection
Available for purchase at the Patricia Reser Center for the Arts, Beaverton, Oregon from November 6, 2026 to January 10, 2027
About the paintings in the collection:
A Painting. A Poem. A Remembrance.
Each original watercolor is painted on handmade paper made from 100% recycled cotton and paired with a poem.
“A Remembrance of Our Interconnectedness” collection
The colors in this collection bleed and blend organically into one another, much like our lives do. A reminder that our words, actions, and very presence touch other lives in small, unassuming ways. And in far reaching ways.
The pieces in the collection remind us that we are not a single thread in existence, but an interwoven tapestry of breath, dreams, and colors.
How beautiful is it to know that we are never truly alone?
I hope each painting and the poem that accompanies it help you to remember that.
“Marks Upon Each Other”
MARKS UPON EACH OTHER
They say we wound in relationship
And we heal in relationship
Perhaps we’re all walking around
With crayons in our hands
Making marks upon each other
Like invisible tattoos
Etched on the heart
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“What If”
WHAT IF
What if
Loneliness was the sound of noise
The cacophony of everyday life
And connection was the melody
In between the silence
Of the sky and trees
The rustling leaves
The conversations of birds
Reminding you
That you are a part of
A collective song
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“Mind and Body”
MIND AND BODY
Too often we act
as if the body is severed
from the mind
as if they were two separate
planets
darling, they share the same gravity
what happens in mind
is read and felt in body
a connected flow
an offering of wisdom and truth
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“Our Roots in the Earth”
OUR ROOTS IN THE EARTH
Sometimes it can feel
Like we’re our own planets
Floating like a single autumn leaf
Seeking gravity
To be seen, to belong
But the earth
She is always holding us
A part of us as we are a part of her
Our roots deep and intertwined
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“Ripples”
RIPPLES
Is it not beautiful
That you have magical powers
That just a mere word
A soothing touch
An act of kindness, meanness, or in between
Does not end there
Where you can see it
But floats onward, ripples outward
Moving through other beings
And those who they touch
Unfurling
In ways you could never imagine
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“A Remembrance”
A REMEMBRANCE
In case you forget
you have only to gaze outward
to where earth and sky hug
allow the breeze to carry you
like dandelion seeds
then your spirit will remember
the intricate dance we all flow in
that we are ocean waves
forever merging
the remembrance
that we are all connected
that you do not exist alone
“The Ones Before Me”
THE ONES BEFORE ME
My life is vertical
As much as it is horizontal
A product of the choices
And sacrifices
Of the lives lived
Before me
Through my mother and father
And the ones before them
In my bones
Are my ancestors
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“Your Legacy”
YOUR LEGACY
The ones we’ve loved
They never truly left
And once we’re gone
A part of us remains
Even once we’re long forgotten
Our legacy remains
In the love we have given
Through the lives we have touched