​Amelia Blakely is well-acquainted with observing nature's creative spirit. In her childhood playing in southern Illinois's state and national forests, she experienced the inspirational and healing power of the natural world. 

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Blakely sees environments with a material and emotional history layered underneath the present. In her work, she explores that deep history as if she were playing in the woods again — open with curiosity and gratitude. ​

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In her free time, she is found wandering in the woods or the hills with a camera in hand, listening to rustling in the wind.