![This Could Not Be the End: Study 1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584729835191-ITESSDFGRYP1EJP4ACS5/1_2020.jpg)
Graphite on cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 1 (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608668884745-8NX6WU1BOBSM8VOC1SAM/study1a.jpg)
Graphite on cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 2](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584729843880-3NT6IBX7LOF1PAG9NGK8/2_2020.jpg)
Cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 2 (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608668641623-7UWDF41HXBUNDTERR0AQ/study2a.jpg)
Cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 3](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584729837618-TYB2Q0U3WECLTFF4CL3W/3_2020.jpg)
Cut and layered paper
16 3/16” x 16 3/16”
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 4](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584729839748-3O6VW7EDD6C4CZ0BBP76/4_2020.jpg)
Copper, graphite on cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 4 (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608669689701-ZVPVWWTKV9I768AWTQI2/study4a.jpg)
Copper, graphite on cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 5](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584729841625-75138WSH77RJDI9B9QZJ/5_2020.jpg)
Scratched and punctured paper with colored film
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 5 (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608670784056-BJA1NLUF7YX6S7F9XXZ1/study5a.jpg)
Scratched and punctured paper with colored film
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 6](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584729844015-7KK2RVEHJ0AUHKOOE5QK/6_2020.jpg)
Charcoal on gouged paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 6 (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608670483239-KIONKC4XJIHEZLLXIQPK/study6a.jpg)
Charcoal on gouged paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 7](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1625100101690-4UT1AN781AR7787KAVMW/7_2020a2.jpg)
Charcoal and graphite on cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 7 (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1625100181815-Q1AZ8F3RCLJIMEGQRKY7/7_2020a_detail.jpg)
Charcoal and graphite on cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
San Diego Art Prize Exhibition
Bread & Salt Gallery, San Diego, CA
2020
![300 Days](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608667851224-C1ZHI7UKR1W0LENC7Y5R/300days_hi.jpg)
Paint, salt, and graphite on board
17.25” x 59.25”
It can take 300 days for a spacecraft to reach the planet Mars. This work is a meditation on the marking of time in relation to that journey.
![Cortisol](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608666417543-2F6213LREN16CE30T65L/cortisolA.jpg)
Acrylic paint, charcoal, and graphite on wood
40" x 30"
2020
Part of a larger installation
A look into the process of the amgydala releasing cortisol in times of stress or trauma as a mode of understanding the humyn experience.
![Cortisol Installation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608667312974-GIM839VXMRVNX6QNNN8B/cortisol_installc.jpg)
Acrylic paint, charcoal, and graphite on wood, shag rug, and rocking seat
Size Variable
2020
A look into the process of the amgydala releasing cortisol in times of stress or trauma as a mode of understanding the humyn experience while the viewer heals within their participation with the work. One technique of healing the limbic system from trauma, stress, or depression is to rock each day in the morning and evening.
![Cortisol Installation - Rocking Seat and Shag Rug](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608667688510-NY7A8FTI6Y97YDQDYA7Z/cortisol_chairB.jpg)
Wood and bolts, shag rug
2020
A look into the process of the amgydala releasing cortisol in times of stress or trauma as a mode of understanding the humyn experience while the viewer heals within their participation with the work. One technique of healing the limbic system from trauma, stress, or depression is to rock each day in the morning and evening.
![Delta:Realist](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584489798555-VYEP0V6S8PZWOBRMFYVD/Delta_Realist2019.jpg)
Ink on cut and layered paper with color film
21" x 18”
2019
The Greek uppercase letter "delta" is visually represented by a triangle and is used to describe change. "Delta:Realist" is part of a series of works that considers the astronauts that will be the first to explore the planet Mars and how that change will affect their mindset.
![Delta:Detractor](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584489795185-QCN0926YHO90P1FP3V65/Delta_Detractor2019.jpg)
Ink on paper
21" x 18”
2019
The Greek uppercase letter "delta" is visually represented by a triangle and is used to describe change. "Delta:Detractor" is part of a series of works that considers the astronauts that will be the first to explore the planet Mars and how that change will affect their mindset.
![Delta:Dreamer](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584489793907-T2A19YA6EE5TN03TE8L7/Delta_Dreamer2019.jpg)
Cut paper
21" x 18”
2019
The Greek uppercase letter "delta" is visually represented by a triangle and is used to describe change. "Delta:Dreamer" is part of a series of works that considers the astronauts that will be the first to explore the planet Mars and how that change will affect their mindset.
![Delta:Facts](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584489796739-V88WV8T7SFUMLTTQCO6A/Delta_Facts2019.jpg)
Ink on cut and layered paper with color film
21" x 18”
2019
The Greek uppercase letter "delta" is visually represented by a triangle and is used to describe change. "Delta:Facts" is part of a series of works that considers the astronauts that will be the first to explore the planet Mars and how that change will affect their mindset.
![Delta:Idealist](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584489798244-230YQWYNBARTOK8JO018/Delta_Idealist2019.jpg)
Ink on cut and layered paper
21" x 18”
2019
The Greek uppercase letter "delta" is visually represented by a triangle and is used to describe change. "Delta:Idealist" is part of a series of works that considers the astronauts that will be the first to explore the planet Mars and how that change will affect their mindset.
![Room Series: Threshold](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584736433469-C49YFWTTSX1WBWSTK9O8/RoomSeries_Threshold2019.jpg)
Cut paper and colored film
12 1/8” x 12 1/8”
One in a series of intimate drawings that acknowledge architecture in relation to memory and loss as experienced during space travel.
![Room Series: Arch](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584736428513-150H4MC0DDVG6V165NGW/RoomSeries_Arch2019.jpg)
Ink on cut and layered paper
12 1/8” x 12 1/8”
One in a series of intimate drawings that acknowledge architecture in relation to memory and loss as experienced during space travel.
![Room Series: Incline](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584736428672-NXDVE36D644PQ5Z6TNKM/RoomSeries_Incline2019.jpg)
Pencil on paper
12 1/8” x 12 1/8”
One in a series of intimate drawings that acknowledge architecture in relation to memory and loss as experienced during space travel.
![Room Series: Monolith](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584736433435-S1OGOL030FFT66E866A7/RoomSeries_Monolith2019.jpg)
Ink on cut paper and colored film
12 1/8” x 12 1/8”
One in a series of intimate drawings that acknowledge architecture in relation to memory and loss as experienced during space travel.
![Gravity Loss](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567194363553-CH5ENMJEMGJPYPNER9Q3/Melissa_Walter_gravityloss2019.jpg)
Ink on cut paper
11” x 15”
![Lunar Phases](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567194423153-57NR57VPGG5VY90U455N/lunar_phases2019.jpg)
Ink on cut paper
12.5” x 12.5”
![Alone](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193897850-AZ4JH3PZ6WN4UQ06F8DG/Alone2019.jpg)
Brass and ink on paper
12” x 12”
![Approach](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193897690-MUQIXI4K32SHJ8K7OVTC/Approach2019.jpg)
Brass on cut paper
12” x 12”
![Collecting Electrons](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193904259-5DCF0F1ZM3HKHEAHJVJB/Collecting+Electrons2019.jpg)
Ink on hand-embossed paper
12” x 12”
![Development](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193901548-WB4E5M3JB2G5JUWMVHAC/Development2019.jpg)
Brass on cut paper
12” x 12”
![Echolocation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193912396-YHFSYHUZHNLBXXYDUQMS/Echolocation2019.jpg)
Ink on hand-embossed paper
12” x 12”
![Emotions of a Traveler](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193912020-4YH9ALOB3O92PXS1VZ8R/Emotions+of+a+traveler2019.jpg)
Ink and cut paper
12” x 12”
![Launch](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193918611-OYQ0TES2KK5MRW9PQPDZ/Launch2019.jpg)
Ink on cut paper
12” x 12”
![Marking Light Years](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193920050-QV4GVCQUSBWNM2NRNUYR/Marking+Light+Years2019.jpg)
Cut paper
12” x 12”
![Neutrino Detector](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193924637-ZLHODMH2LCW6RFJ72QJ7/Neutrino+Detector2019.jpg)
Brass and ink on cut paper
12” x 12”
![New Horizon](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193926429-1IKF8J2ODQ64LJV0R5GO/New+Horizons2019.jpg)
Ink on cut paper
12” x 12”
![New Wavelength](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193936182-LCLTALZFNA6963PLWPWZ/New+Wavelength2019.jpg)
Ink on paper
12” x 12”
![Solar Array](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193930310-D95MOIJS1W7ECF0TZ3JF/Solar+Arrays2019.jpg)
Copper and cut paper
12” x 12”
![Square Kilometre Array](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193939922-Y6M66NUSKYSVBQ9QO4JY/Square+Kilometre+Array2019.jpg)
Mirror and cut paper
12” x 12”
![Square Kilometre Array (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608683962983-SKKPESV31F0DROH120OP/squarekilometerarraydetaila.jpg)
![Super-Kamiokande](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193941381-5RT8U6TLGX6HRH6ENUMP/Super_Kamiokande2019.jpg)
Gold and silver leaf with ink on cut paper
12” x 12”
![Trajectory 001](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193948477-BOWGQ5YCPX5H78B6PXEQ/Trajectory001_2019.jpg)
Ink on hand-embossed paper
12” x 12”
![Trajectory 002](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193947312-3H5KHKYK4JKBC55B740T/Trajectory002_2019.jpg)
Ink on paper
12” x 12”
![Volatile Organic Compounds](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193950389-O52EKSLYRYN0M44NADW3/Volatile+Organic+Compound2019.jpg)
Ink on layered cut paper
12” x 12”
![Dark Matter Flow](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567195461530-B2TWO0TGUSUPJ4QAX9I8/Melissa+Walter_DarkMatterFlow.jpg)
Cut paper
2017
![Dark Matter Particle](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567195934237-Z9L4MIRQZ25GE4P1DOCG/Melissa+Walter_DarkMatterParticle.jpg)
Ink on cut paper
2017
![Orbit](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567195710222-DAPL558OZAZ4LN639H1G/Melissa+Walter_Orbit.jpg)
Hand-embossed paper
2017
![Wormhole](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567195862820-5500AWZMHVOF15995GCW/Melissa+Walter_Wormhole2.jpg)
Layered cut paper
2017
![Dark Matter Web](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567195767203-QQTRYZW7RRAOLV0K0NP3/Melissa+Walter_DarkMatterWeb.jpg)
Nails, filament, paint, and metallic ink on wood
2017
![Dark Matter Surrounding Spiral Galaxy](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567195970049-WS1U5P37WRULFE2O2UTP/Melissa+Walter_85DarkMatter.jpg)
Mirror with paint and ink on drilled wood
2017
![Star Cluster 003](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567196781831-OIRZ8UHN87PLMRJR01DF/star_Cluster003d.jpg)
Ink on layers of cut mat board
33” x 41” x 2”
2018
![Detail of Star Cluster 003](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1556293726781-L96CKHG1L24O04SP8XX5/Melissa_Walter_star_cluster_detailA.jpg)
Ink on layers of cut mat board
33” x 41” x 2”
2018
![Shapes](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1528736778135-F1W685Q7FQNN2VHGK4FY/Melissa_Walter_shapesA.jpg)
Hand-embossed paper
14.75” x 14.75”
2017
![Habitable Planets](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1528736762671-9UP68HULC8Y2PDQT026Y/Melissa_Walter_Habitable_PlanetsB.jpg)
Ink on hand-embossed paper
18.5” x 18.5”
2017
![Electromagnetic Spectrum](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1556294647722-742VCI4KI0X13PQ66RBB/Melissa_Walter_electromagnetic_spectrum2017b.jpg)
Cut paper
39” x 12” x 4”
2017
![Planetary Communication](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1528736817260-GE3F9PEMTCRMORT9ZI3I/Melissa_Walter_Planetary_Communication.jpg)
Ink on hand-embossed paper
14” x 14”
2017
![Frequencies](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1528736828467-0FTJ7CRFWYXN827YF0QS/Melissa_Walter_frequencies.jpg)
Cut paper
9.75” x 9.75”
2017
![Dark Matter Embossed](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1528736837002-ZK4GWMS5O81SOG0UO4BK/Melissa_Walter_dark_matter.jpg)
Cut and hand-embossed paper
2017
![Space Time](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1528736889063-1YS9K9492O0XG372ZW3W/Melissa_Walter_SpaceTime.jpg)
Ink on hand-embossed paper
13” x 13”
2017
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 1](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584729835191-ITESSDFGRYP1EJP4ACS5/1_2020.jpg)
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 1 (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608668884745-8NX6WU1BOBSM8VOC1SAM/study1a.jpg)
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 2](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584729843880-3NT6IBX7LOF1PAG9NGK8/2_2020.jpg)
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 2 (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608668641623-7UWDF41HXBUNDTERR0AQ/study2a.jpg)
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 3](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584729837618-TYB2Q0U3WECLTFF4CL3W/3_2020.jpg)
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 4](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584729839748-3O6VW7EDD6C4CZ0BBP76/4_2020.jpg)
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 4 (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608669689701-ZVPVWWTKV9I768AWTQI2/study4a.jpg)
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 5](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584729841625-75138WSH77RJDI9B9QZJ/5_2020.jpg)
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 5 (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608670784056-BJA1NLUF7YX6S7F9XXZ1/study5a.jpg)
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 6](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584729844015-7KK2RVEHJ0AUHKOOE5QK/6_2020.jpg)
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 6 (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608670483239-KIONKC4XJIHEZLLXIQPK/study6a.jpg)
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 7](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1625100101690-4UT1AN781AR7787KAVMW/7_2020a2.jpg)
![This Could Not Be the End: Study 7 (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1625100181815-Q1AZ8F3RCLJIMEGQRKY7/7_2020a_detail.jpg)
![300 Days](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608667851224-C1ZHI7UKR1W0LENC7Y5R/300days_hi.jpg)
![Cortisol](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608666417543-2F6213LREN16CE30T65L/cortisolA.jpg)
![Cortisol Installation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608667312974-GIM839VXMRVNX6QNNN8B/cortisol_installc.jpg)
![Cortisol Installation - Rocking Seat and Shag Rug](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608667688510-NY7A8FTI6Y97YDQDYA7Z/cortisol_chairB.jpg)
![Delta:Realist](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584489798555-VYEP0V6S8PZWOBRMFYVD/Delta_Realist2019.jpg)
![Delta:Detractor](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584489795185-QCN0926YHO90P1FP3V65/Delta_Detractor2019.jpg)
![Delta:Dreamer](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584489793907-T2A19YA6EE5TN03TE8L7/Delta_Dreamer2019.jpg)
![Delta:Facts](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584489796739-V88WV8T7SFUMLTTQCO6A/Delta_Facts2019.jpg)
![Delta:Idealist](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584489798244-230YQWYNBARTOK8JO018/Delta_Idealist2019.jpg)
![Room Series: Threshold](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584736433469-C49YFWTTSX1WBWSTK9O8/RoomSeries_Threshold2019.jpg)
![Room Series: Arch](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584736428513-150H4MC0DDVG6V165NGW/RoomSeries_Arch2019.jpg)
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![Room Series: Monolith](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1584736433435-S1OGOL030FFT66E866A7/RoomSeries_Monolith2019.jpg)
![Gravity Loss](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567194363553-CH5ENMJEMGJPYPNER9Q3/Melissa_Walter_gravityloss2019.jpg)
![Lunar Phases](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567194423153-57NR57VPGG5VY90U455N/lunar_phases2019.jpg)
![Alone](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193897850-AZ4JH3PZ6WN4UQ06F8DG/Alone2019.jpg)
![Approach](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193897690-MUQIXI4K32SHJ8K7OVTC/Approach2019.jpg)
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![Development](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193901548-WB4E5M3JB2G5JUWMVHAC/Development2019.jpg)
![Echolocation](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193912396-YHFSYHUZHNLBXXYDUQMS/Echolocation2019.jpg)
![Emotions of a Traveler](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193912020-4YH9ALOB3O92PXS1VZ8R/Emotions+of+a+traveler2019.jpg)
![Launch](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193918611-OYQ0TES2KK5MRW9PQPDZ/Launch2019.jpg)
![Marking Light Years](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193920050-QV4GVCQUSBWNM2NRNUYR/Marking+Light+Years2019.jpg)
![Neutrino Detector](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193924637-ZLHODMH2LCW6RFJ72QJ7/Neutrino+Detector2019.jpg)
![New Horizon](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193926429-1IKF8J2ODQ64LJV0R5GO/New+Horizons2019.jpg)
![New Wavelength](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193936182-LCLTALZFNA6963PLWPWZ/New+Wavelength2019.jpg)
![Solar Array](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193930310-D95MOIJS1W7ECF0TZ3JF/Solar+Arrays2019.jpg)
![Square Kilometre Array](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193939922-Y6M66NUSKYSVBQ9QO4JY/Square+Kilometre+Array2019.jpg)
![Square Kilometre Array (detail)](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1608683962983-SKKPESV31F0DROH120OP/squarekilometerarraydetaila.jpg)
![Super-Kamiokande](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193941381-5RT8U6TLGX6HRH6ENUMP/Super_Kamiokande2019.jpg)
![Trajectory 001](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193948477-BOWGQ5YCPX5H78B6PXEQ/Trajectory001_2019.jpg)
![Trajectory 002](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193947312-3H5KHKYK4JKBC55B740T/Trajectory002_2019.jpg)
![Volatile Organic Compounds](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567193950389-O52EKSLYRYN0M44NADW3/Volatile+Organic+Compound2019.jpg)
![Dark Matter Flow](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567195461530-B2TWO0TGUSUPJ4QAX9I8/Melissa+Walter_DarkMatterFlow.jpg)
![Dark Matter Particle](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567195934237-Z9L4MIRQZ25GE4P1DOCG/Melissa+Walter_DarkMatterParticle.jpg)
![Orbit](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567195710222-DAPL558OZAZ4LN639H1G/Melissa+Walter_Orbit.jpg)
![Wormhole](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567195862820-5500AWZMHVOF15995GCW/Melissa+Walter_Wormhole2.jpg)
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![Dark Matter Surrounding Spiral Galaxy](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1567195970049-WS1U5P37WRULFE2O2UTP/Melissa+Walter_85DarkMatter.jpg)
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![Space Time](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/55e9ef6de4b073b6a4865076/1528736889063-1YS9K9492O0XG372ZW3W/Melissa_Walter_SpaceTime.jpg)
Graphite on cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
Graphite on cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
Cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
Cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
Cut and layered paper
16 3/16” x 16 3/16”
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
Copper, graphite on cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
Copper, graphite on cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
Scratched and punctured paper with colored film
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
Scratched and punctured paper with colored film
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
Charcoal on gouged paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
Charcoal on gouged paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
Charcoal and graphite on cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
Charcoal and graphite on cut and layered paper
31" x 25"
2020
Utilizing repetition and visceral mark-making, the This Could Not Be the End series reflects upon the moral and psychological underpinnings connected to the pursuit of humyns reaching the planet Mars.
San Diego Art Prize Exhibition
Bread & Salt Gallery, San Diego, CA
2020
Paint, salt, and graphite on board
17.25” x 59.25”
It can take 300 days for a spacecraft to reach the planet Mars. This work is a meditation on the marking of time in relation to that journey.
Acrylic paint, charcoal, and graphite on wood
40" x 30"
2020
Part of a larger installation
A look into the process of the amgydala releasing cortisol in times of stress or trauma as a mode of understanding the humyn experience.
Acrylic paint, charcoal, and graphite on wood, shag rug, and rocking seat
Size Variable
2020
A look into the process of the amgydala releasing cortisol in times of stress or trauma as a mode of understanding the humyn experience while the viewer heals within their participation with the work. One technique of healing the limbic system from trauma, stress, or depression is to rock each day in the morning and evening.
Wood and bolts, shag rug
2020
A look into the process of the amgydala releasing cortisol in times of stress or trauma as a mode of understanding the humyn experience while the viewer heals within their participation with the work. One technique of healing the limbic system from trauma, stress, or depression is to rock each day in the morning and evening.
Ink on cut and layered paper with color film
21" x 18”
2019
The Greek uppercase letter "delta" is visually represented by a triangle and is used to describe change. "Delta:Realist" is part of a series of works that considers the astronauts that will be the first to explore the planet Mars and how that change will affect their mindset.
Ink on paper
21" x 18”
2019
The Greek uppercase letter "delta" is visually represented by a triangle and is used to describe change. "Delta:Detractor" is part of a series of works that considers the astronauts that will be the first to explore the planet Mars and how that change will affect their mindset.
Cut paper
21" x 18”
2019
The Greek uppercase letter "delta" is visually represented by a triangle and is used to describe change. "Delta:Dreamer" is part of a series of works that considers the astronauts that will be the first to explore the planet Mars and how that change will affect their mindset.
Ink on cut and layered paper with color film
21" x 18”
2019
The Greek uppercase letter "delta" is visually represented by a triangle and is used to describe change. "Delta:Facts" is part of a series of works that considers the astronauts that will be the first to explore the planet Mars and how that change will affect their mindset.
Ink on cut and layered paper
21" x 18”
2019
The Greek uppercase letter "delta" is visually represented by a triangle and is used to describe change. "Delta:Idealist" is part of a series of works that considers the astronauts that will be the first to explore the planet Mars and how that change will affect their mindset.
Cut paper and colored film
12 1/8” x 12 1/8”
One in a series of intimate drawings that acknowledge architecture in relation to memory and loss as experienced during space travel.
Ink on cut and layered paper
12 1/8” x 12 1/8”
One in a series of intimate drawings that acknowledge architecture in relation to memory and loss as experienced during space travel.
Pencil on paper
12 1/8” x 12 1/8”
One in a series of intimate drawings that acknowledge architecture in relation to memory and loss as experienced during space travel.
Ink on cut paper and colored film
12 1/8” x 12 1/8”
One in a series of intimate drawings that acknowledge architecture in relation to memory and loss as experienced during space travel.
Ink on cut paper
11” x 15”
Ink on cut paper
12.5” x 12.5”
Brass and ink on paper
12” x 12”
Brass on cut paper
12” x 12”
Ink on hand-embossed paper
12” x 12”
Brass on cut paper
12” x 12”
Ink on hand-embossed paper
12” x 12”
Ink and cut paper
12” x 12”
Ink on cut paper
12” x 12”
Cut paper
12” x 12”
Brass and ink on cut paper
12” x 12”
Ink on cut paper
12” x 12”
Ink on paper
12” x 12”
Copper and cut paper
12” x 12”
Mirror and cut paper
12” x 12”
Gold and silver leaf with ink on cut paper
12” x 12”
Ink on hand-embossed paper
12” x 12”
Ink on paper
12” x 12”
Ink on layered cut paper
12” x 12”
Cut paper
2017
Ink on cut paper
2017
Hand-embossed paper
2017
Layered cut paper
2017
Nails, filament, paint, and metallic ink on wood
2017
Mirror with paint and ink on drilled wood
2017
Ink on layers of cut mat board
33” x 41” x 2”
2018
Ink on layers of cut mat board
33” x 41” x 2”
2018
Hand-embossed paper
14.75” x 14.75”
2017
Ink on hand-embossed paper
18.5” x 18.5”
2017
Cut paper
39” x 12” x 4”
2017
Ink on hand-embossed paper
14” x 14”
2017
Cut paper
9.75” x 9.75”
2017
Cut and hand-embossed paper
2017
Ink on hand-embossed paper
13” x 13”
2017