I'm interested in how environment and personal identity can inform each other and grow from one another. Working from photographs I take, I document my findings around capturing the idea of home, and the identities that reveal themselves. The act of creating art is a processing tool I use to reflect and celebrate my discoveries, which allows me to release them once they've been internally transformed. For this piece, I worked from a picture taken while living in Kalispell, MT. Driving past a favorite bar/casino/rodeo arena in Columbia Falls, The Blue Moon, I was struck by the story of the truck and its passengers in front of me. This was the perfect image to sum up the experience of northwestern Montana. All of the main players were present- big sky, the cowboy hat, an old patinaed truck and the bleakness of a cold day. Working on this piece gave me the opportunity to reminisce on my time spent there, and how the location shaped me.