Pillars of Sustainability: Connecting People, Business, and the Environment

This is a visual art project that uses paintings to explore the relationships between business, human, and environmental sustainability—three deeply interconnected concepts that shape our daily lives and experiences. Through ten paintings, the project investigates how we view and value each of these three dimensions of sustainability and how these perspectives shift as these ideas are put in conversation with each other. A color palette is assigned to each theme, and as the series progresses, the palettes become increasingly intertwined, visually expressing the growing connections of the themes. The final, tenth painting brings all three ideas together, symbolizing their connection. Alongside the visual work, the project reflects on my evolving understanding and perspectives of sustainability, from personal experiences from childhood through Running Start and into college at Western Washington University. This project aims to spark conversations and deeper thinking about how sustainability is perceived, practiced, and represented through art.