I explore the concept that one day I will return to the soil and my decomposed matter will be part of the regeneration of another life form. My chest is layered with foliage from a leopard tree in my garden, and I have gum-tree wings growing out of my back symbolising my renewal and rebirth from the ‘ashes’ of lifeforms before me. The Gardener was created using digital technologies, and traditional intaglio printmaking methods with oil ink on paper.