In my current work, I am using the bird form as a vessel to encase and entomb images and objects. This form evolved to symbolize paying attention to the subtle beauty and horror in life, both external and internal. These pieces evoke possibility and potential, as well as loss and decay. They are acting as reminders of our connection to the rhythms of the earth and how the forces of the natural world resonate within us all both literally and metaphorically. In creating personal reliquaries, I hope that the viewer will find their own connection.