The First Pioneer
16” x 20”
India ink on archival Canson board
Long before the cabins and quilt-lined roads, the land we call Appalachia was home to the first people—Indigenous communities whose presence shaped everything that followed.
This portrait is a quiet homage—a reflection on resilience, strength, and the stories that stretch back long before our own.
Painted with India ink on archival Canson board, it’s meant to hold space—for memory, for respect, and for the truth that our histories are layered.
Made slow. Held with reverence.
16” x 20”
India ink on archival Canson board
Long before the cabins and quilt-lined roads, the land we call Appalachia was home to the first people—Indigenous communities whose presence shaped everything that followed.
This portrait is a quiet homage—a reflection on resilience, strength, and the stories that stretch back long before our own.
Painted with India ink on archival Canson board, it’s meant to hold space—for memory, for respect, and for the truth that our histories are layered.
Made slow. Held with reverence.
16” x 20”
India ink on archival Canson board
Long before the cabins and quilt-lined roads, the land we call Appalachia was home to the first people—Indigenous communities whose presence shaped everything that followed.
This portrait is a quiet homage—a reflection on resilience, strength, and the stories that stretch back long before our own.
Painted with India ink on archival Canson board, it’s meant to hold space—for memory, for respect, and for the truth that our histories are layered.
Made slow. Held with reverence.