Walking is part of my daily and creative process-to unify my mind and body, to reflect, to inspire, to look, to gather. On these walks over the last 4 years, I've collected the remnant beaver sticks that washed along the shoreline and appeared after the spring rains moved the dams. My process included collecting, sorting, cutting, dying, drilling, and sewing. This work speaks to my love of materiality and fascination with transformation. I see these sticks as 3D drawings, abundant with mark making and filled with information. I've revealed the depth and beauty of these surfaces by dying them. The incised marks become darker where the teeth etched against the grain and depending on the type of wood that was foraged and gnawed, the dye absorbed differently, exposing the spectrum of color found in black. As my first collaborative sculpture, I must share thanks for the Castoridae family-the many beavers who incised the thousands of intricate marks on this work.