A year of plants and invertebrates of the Salish Sea area, painted in graphite and acrylic onto a reclaimed and altered gown. Branches for the headdress from willow and red osier dogwood, also by the Salish Sea. ... This gown explores our human connection (and lack thereof) to the ecology of our home. How do we deify the wilderness while at the same time feeling ourselves to be above it? How are we, in fact, an integral part of it? How can we connect with the seasons as the plants, insects, and other animals do? Where do we find ourselves as humble and holy in the spectrum of our own ecologies? ... Wearable art, poem, performance and reading: Emily van Lidth de Jeude Videography: Taliesin River Background Sound: Pixabay