I am a person who loves nature. I love drawing it and I love experiencing it. Without nature, we would not have a basis for our development. So why do we destroy what we are dependent upon? In my work, I wanted to acknowledge our impact on the environment. Seventy-five percent of the earth’s surface has been significantly altered by human actions. Every year we extract approximately fifty-five billion tons of fossil fuels, minerals, and biomass. With the current rate of deforestation, between five and ten percent of tropical species will become extinct every decade. I love thinking about the future. What will I do? What kind of person will I be? How exciting life can be with all the possibilities it presents. I feel such excitement for myself and others because I want to live in a world where we are balanced with the nature around us; where kids can interact with it more than I have. I don’t want their knowledge of forests to come from an image because we’ve cut down every tree. How can we protect the planet? I’m not suggesting we completely alter the way we live, but there are small things we can do that can make a big impact. Where do you want to start?