The goal of this project, Rewilding Figuration, was to reflect and research the plants, animals, and the more-than-human worlds that are related to the histories of my family, culture, stories, and contemporary life. In response to this, I created a self-portrait in a sense, depicting myself without a body but as a small sprout. However, the sprout does not draw the viewer's immediate attention. Instead, I created a connection between the deep past of my ancestry to my present through the entanglements of a complex root system. I intended to highlight the debate of nurture versus nature and express the importance of that which cannot be seen (such as the fungal world) while expressing the powerful history of my female lineage. I found the combination of acrylic paint with collage and many layers of gel medium to best covey my message a multi-dimensional identity. Additionally, the last stage of the creation was to cut the canvas and stitch it back together organically. This technique allowed me to express a deeper layer of tactility as well as the fragility. Each viewer may be drawn to a different word or part of the root structure, while others will see themselves or someone else within the work.