Clayworks

Growing up in the floral industry, my education was built through intergenerational

exchange of knowledge from my grandmother, to my mother, to me. My family’s flower shop in

Eastern Oregon has been open for almost 80 years now, first started by my grandparents Patrick

and Helen Fitzgerald. My mother grew up here with her siblings, as did my cousins and I. I

learned to draw, to paint, to be curious here. It will always feel like home. These works are a

reflection of that upbringing by placing together encaustic wax and dried flowers collected on

my family's property. They are playful in nature to capture that essence of the young girl who

once made watercolors and small bouquets into the late afternoon hours.