Artistic practice is an essential part of my research. I experiment with creative forms of representation and engagement to both produce and communicate knowledge.

Below is a select gallery of artworks produced during fieldwork on Lord Howe Island, featuring the banyan forests, underwater atmospheres, and gnarled-mossy cloud forests that I encountered.

Painting on a white sketchpad with watercolors and a red brush, surrounded by dried leaves and twigs outdoors.
A detailed black and white sketch of a tropical beach scene with tall palm trees framing the sandy path leading to the ocean, with a few clouds in the sky.
Reaching for a set of pencils in a green tin box on the ground amid dry leaves and twigs.
Sketching a tree trunk in a sketchbook outdoors, with dry leaves on the ground.
Sketch of a jungle scene with tangled tree banyan tree branches and large leafy palm tree plants.
A detailed black-and-white drawing of a tree with multiple branches and some ferns at the base, depicting a natural forest scene.

As an environmental anthropologist engaged with more-than-human ethnography, I find art-making to be a wonderful method that allows for deeper attention and contemplation of my non-human subjects.

An artistic watercolor painting of a coastal landscape, Lord Howe Island, featuring a mountainous island with green terrain, surrounded by blue ocean waters, with smaller rocks and islands nearby.
A watercolor painting of a lush green cloud-forest with trees, moss-covered rocks, and dense foliage.
A watercolour painting of Lord Howe Island lagoon, featuring a beach with large rock formations, blue sky with clouds, and distant mountains.
A watercolour painting of an underwater cave with an arch, and scattered white stones at the bottom.