The Trace

Where the unseen becomes a language of connection. To follow the scent of an animal is to follow its invisible passage through the world.

Scent is a trace of presence—an intimate reminder that another life has moved through the same landscape, leaving behind a story we may never fully see.

For wildlife, scent is language. It marks territory, carries identity, signals danger, attraction, and belonging. What is invisible to us may be rich with meaning to another animal.

To encounter an animal through scent is to experience wildlife differently. We are no longer simply observers standing apart from nature, but participants in a shared sensory world.

Perhaps scent reminds us that the wild is always around us—moving quietly beyond our sight, leaving invisible threads that connect one life to another.

Featuring in order from left to right: Bobcat, American Bullfrog, Red-Tailed Hawk, Red Fox, American Black Bear, Human, Moose, Great Horned Owl, Wolf

31 x 31 in.

100% designer cotton
Italian cotton thread
10oz artist canvas
Acrylic paint background

2026