In has said the following about this series: “In the monotypes, my hand as much as Tlingit culture’s history shapes the representation. Each monotype bears the imprint of a story of its creation, not as myth, but as lived experience and through memory—the marks showing the spontaneity of a drawing with the enduring qualities of a print. The imagery is central to Tlingit life and references and mimics visual movements of a customary aesthetic. However, my contemporary interpretation forms a creative continuum that combines past with present.”

These works also resonate in connection with nature and the concept of Mother Nature in the Bardo, reflecting Indigenous understandings of interconnectedness, cycles, and the spiritual and temporal flow of life. Through imagery that aligns with natural patterns and cosmic references, Galanin situates human experience within a broader ecosystem, celebrating the ongoing relationship between people, memory, and the natural world.