This project was inspired by my hometown of Sonoma in Northern California and my curiosity to learn a new artistic medium. For the past two years, there have been terrifying wildfires that have displaced hundreds of neighbors and left the land charred. I wanted to explore healthy and burned native oak trees from my home and the relationship with human breath. My grandfather was a professional calligrapher, and I used this project as a way for me to learn this art. It was an experience that taught me more about my heritage and who I am than any class I have had.