Taylor Robers is deeply interested in the connections between humans, ecosystems, science, organisms and more. During her residency, Taylor spent time onsite exploring on her own and with staff and scientists, painting, observing, and reflecting on the idea of home. Her work culminated in an illustrated booklet about the reserve called Ecology of Home.
Home has organically emerged as an ongoing theme in my work as a way of reframing the environment as something that we can make the choice of tending to every day. Each day, we can make the choice to learn more and care for our neighbors, human and more-than-human. I explore Old Growth Forests, Cedar Swamps, Prairies, Oak Savannahs, learn from scientists in the field, reflect on women leaders at Cedar Creek in the 1930s, and a scientist with chronic illness who changed our understanding of life in 1941.
You can read more about Taylor's work (and purchase your own copy of Ecology of Home!) on her website and Substack.