Video and score by Richard Carpenter of Storyminute

I credit my drawings to this: farms teach children how to work, how to look, and how to move. But children often seek things that contrast their upbringing. My ongoing curiosity for femininity and emotional wellness is the engine of my drawings. Together, these factors merge into mesmerizing landscapes that mirror the world and mind of a woman.

My name is Rachel Wolfson Smith, I grew up on a small farm in Maryland, USA. My parents were naturalists who ironically also ran a landscaping company. Our lives revolved around curating nature. On our land we worked to keep nature as wild as possible, but were meticulously controlling its wildness for clients. Landscapes became a language that I learned to communicate with. I’m interested in books, film, movement, and how nature and women fit the term “domesticated.”