October 30, 2021 - February 13, 2022

Working with pieces of a fallen tree had me thinking about life and the passage of time. The golden light of late afternoon led me to considering the end of the tree's life, it's golden hour. Pattern of Memory and Recalling the Golden Hour also helped me process a recent loss, celebrating the golden hours lived and accepting the inevitable end.

If a Tree Falls: Art of the Boundary Oak memorializes the City of Walnut Creek’s signature Valley Oak, which tragically fell during a massive windstorm in October 2019. As a tribute to the tree’s long life and rich history, which spanned 325 years, the artists in the exhibition created artworks from its wood, offering this monumental being a second life.