ARTIST STATEMENT
Every mark I make carries intention and energy, inviting viewers to slow down, breathe, and feel the quiet pulse of healing that runs through all living things.
Trees have become a powerful symbol of resilience in my work. Through interconnected root systems, they support and sustain one another, embodying an ancient wisdom rooted in cooperation and community. The concept of Mother Trees – elder trees that nurture and strengthen the forest – reminds us that resilience arises through connection, reciprocity, and belonging.
ABOUT THE ARTIST
Carol L. Myers is a Southwest Michigan artist whose work explores landscape as a place of memory, perception, and embodied experience. Raised in Baltimore, Maryland, she developed a deep connection to the natural world along the Chesapeake Bay and Atlantic Ocean. Following a career in nursing, she studied at the University of Michigan School of Art.
Working in representational abstraction, Myers draws inspiration from natural forms, subtle energies, and the interconnectedness of living systems. Her daily meditative drawing practice, Pencil Prayers, informs an intuitive process she calls “embodied creation.” Through graphite, encaustic, printmaking, and textiles, she creates layered, contemplative work exploring resilience, healing, and our relationship with the natural world.
Influenced by Helen Frankenthaler, Georgia O’Keeffe, and poet Mary Oliver, Myers invites quiet reflection and attentive looking. She exhibits nationally and regionally and maintains studios in Southwest Michigan.
© Carol L Myers