This painting called "Connections" is just that. I created this painting with the intention of making many connections happen through it. I consciously painted elements in each panel which would connect to the surrounding panels. I also added pockets of sewn in leather remnants to make a connection to other areas of my art making.

Once painted the pockets disappeared into the panels. I then used them to hold objects, primarily from nature, in an ongoing, ever-changing connection to the natural world.