Being under the sky has always been one of my favorite experiences. I marvel at the idea that we all share the same sun, the same moon, the same air. To pay homage to the sky, I created "Chasing Dawn," which is comprised of hundreds of individual pieces of printed images of the sky from all over the world, ranging from the early 20th century to present time. I meticulously tore a single piece of each sky curated from my periodicals collection, and from these remnants a ubiquitous sky was created, with each torn piece representing a different time and space. The sky pieces are glued onto a cradled wood panel using acrylic medium. The panels are finished with an epoxy resin for UV protection and framed using 19th century reclaimed wood.