Large wall collages, which I call ìtexture matrices,î are foundational to my current practice. I build the texture matrix from paper, tape, and other recycled materials, then make multiple rubbings from it. In Above Yet Beneath #4, the matrix-based rubbing was created on multi-media paper using wax pastel over watercolor crayon. The design was completed with watercolor and colored pencil, then shapes were cut out of the paper. The matrix-based rubbing was then layered over a second rubbing, on Yupo, made from a different texture. Rubbings are obviously explorations of surface and texture. What has surprised and intrigued me, however, is how they also reveal what exists beneath the surface. Invisible layers are brought forward, and the effect can read almost like an X-ray. I am intrigued by the play between what is hidden and what is revealed, and how that play makes space for mystery.