Making Nature Comfortable

Making Nature Comfortable delves into the intersection of empathy, comfort, and care in our relationship with the natural world. Inspired by her experiences in the garden, Elise contemplates the reciprocal nature of comfort, recognizing the interconnectedness of human experience with the land that sustains us. In this series, Elise "transforms" foraged natural materials into domestic comfort objects through slow hand-craft processes. Though familiar in their form, the objects are temporal and struggle to perform their intended function, inviting us to reconsider our place within the natural environment.