Audrey Martin

ARTIST

I am a multi-media artist who uses oil, watercolor, pastels, gouache, wax, and scraps of found/recycled paper. My work toggles between abstractions of landscapes, filaments of the human experience, and use of line and shape to make connections between history, places, and the human & non-human world.

I'm also a psychotherapist - working with adults and teens in private practice, as well as facilitating groups for people who want to explore the feelings associated with our climate crises.

In my art and as a mental health care provider it's clear that attending to the planet means attending to each other - connecting in new, unexpected ways - open to finding surprising solutions inclusive of our humanity and our vulnerability. I see collaboration - a blending of ideas, a weaving between disciplines, a partnering between diverse and disparate ways of thinking - to be the key component in our collective response to climate change. Artistically and clinically, I believe that finding a way to feel, express, and stay engaged with our climate reality is the fundamental task of our time - and is the driving focus of my artistic and professional work.

"The Feeling Place" A short film about the emotions of the climate crisis

This is a short film: "The Feeling Place: Emotions of the Climate Crisis", and shares some of the reflections from people who have participated in Climate Cafes that I have facilitated. In the film, I intend to present the need for deliberate engagement with the emotions of the crisis - and to help the viewer experience the meaning-making, containment, inspiration, and companionship that can be found in groups like Climate Cafes. Within this, I hope to show that the action of "feeling the feelings" can give rise to energy, problem-solving, sustainable action, and a sense of connectivity that is key for addressing all the crisis entails. Visually, I use my own art for the film - my own creative holding ground to engage and embody my crisis experiences.

A Visual Conversation About Our Natural Environment