Before I create art in the Pacific Northwest, I acknowledge the Peoples of the Salish Sea, Nooksack and Lummi people, who have lived on and loved and stewarded well this land where I create, since time immemorial.  Today, I encourage us all to breathe with a sense of gratitude and move in the spirit of unity, caring for all who seek to thrive on the land and water and to honor those who have come before us and those who will come after us, wherever we live.