How does anyone cope with constant flux, with a steady stream of near emergency, with the knowledge that what once was, is gone? Illness, death, upheaval of most kinds necessitates an anchor. When we feel this way, some of us look to nature.

“The shore is an ancient world, for as long as there has been an earth and sea there has been this place of the meeting of land and water. Yet it is a world that keeps alive the sense of continuing creation and of the relentless drive of life. Each time that I enter it, I gain some new awareness of its beauty and its deeper meanings, sensing that intricate fabric of life by which one creature is linked with another, and each with its surroundings.” Rachel Carson

In this conversation we will explore the liminal space of change and connection as we dive into the works of artists Susan Richman and Rachel Weatherford Whitlow. Each artist has a unique relationship with nature both as a source of inspiration and a medium from which to create, seeking her anchor in the uncertainty of nature and creating images in which that “intricate fabric of life “is revealed.