The large drawings that set the stage in this series were made with charcoal, locally sourced river clay and pastel crayons. 'Act I' is part of a bigger series of works that together form an intuitive and embodied exploration of questions of care and resistance. How do we care for ourselves and the earth without carrying too much or perpetuating old harms? How can care be a form of resistance? How can letting go, allowing ourselves to be carried be a form of resistance? The purposeful amplification of color in these works coincides with the emergence this new line of artistic inquiry, indicating the direction my work and practice is evolving. As in my other work I approach this topic through the lens of agency, ambiguity and creative power.