Nigeria:  Drawing From the Lifeline - Zaria 1984-1987

Created during my years living in Nigeria, this series reflects the rhythm and dignity of daily life among the Hausa People and especially the Fulani people. Charcoal drawings and prints document the quiet grace of work—herding cattle, carrying water, preparing meals—rituals that form the heartbeat of a culture. I was drawn to how patience and endurance become art forms themselves. The marks in these drawings follow that same tempo: calm, deliberate, rooted. They capture a world where community and landscape are inseparable, and where beauty lies not in spectacle but in continuity.