The Guardian of the Terroir

A conversation with Erika Medina

I’ve got a great Q&A today with an artist based in upstate New York, Erika Medina. She often uses “elemental materials,” such as wood, charcoal, and stone in her work. And as she writes, “the creative process helps me to focus my awareness on these quiet, powerful Natural Forces.”

I see hints of Celia Paul and William Blake in her art, but comparisons a…