Jane Skafte: Can’t See the Forest

Jane Skafte, Wind, Watercolor and mixed media

Can’t See the Forest, is a show about trees: changing our point of view and experience of light. Shinrin-yoku is the Japanese word for "taking in the forest atmosphere”, a rejuvenating form of health care, and Komorebi is the Japanese word for the experience of filtered sunlight through tree canopies. Art requires a recognition of patterns, which then enhance skills of observation. Aesthetically pleasing representations of nature serve a purpose beyond being objects of beauty: they spark awareness of environmental issues.  I seek to convey a sense of reverence for nature’s intrinsic value and fragile beauty as the viewer experiences how I capture an ephemeral moment.