Welcome is an outdoor land art installation consisting of a series of raised, grass-covered mounds spelling out the word “welcome” in braille. Commissioned by the New Orleans Museum of Art, the 104-foot long installation is visible driving up the esplanade to the museum, as well as from the museum steps. Reminiscent of the Nazca lines of Peru whose patterns are discernible only from the air, the scale of the braille pattern transforms a single word into an environment – a space that viewers can explore and enjoy. Each mound is large enough for a person to lay across, inviting viewers to interact with the work, engaging their bodies with the grass and earth. The bump of the mound also references the pregnant womb — an area of interest in many of my other works.