Sally Jablonsky’s paintings, drawings, sculptures and writing are being showcased through her one-woman “Sally’s World” show, on view through Nov. 17 at Northwind Art’s Jeanette Best Gallery, at 701 Water St. in Port Townsend.

“Sally’s World” is sponsored by the Washington State Arts Commission, a.k.a. ArtsWA.

Born and raised by musician parents on a farm just south of Spokane, Jablonsky said she was shaped by growing up in wild places, and by living with chronic illness.

Today, her inspiration comes from learning about plant science, looking at other artists’ work, going into the woods and on river walks, and playing fiddle music.

Jablonsky believes in “mutualism,” which she defines as “the mutually beneficial relationships that aid in survival.”

Jablonsky wrote, “I feel that mutualism is important to talk about, to reshape our understanding of reality, shifting from ownership of Earth and ideas, to a more nuanced and care-based relationship.”

Jablonsky also explores “the epigenetic inheritance of being Jewish,” which “contains the history of persecution that has created this genetic predisposition for disease in my body, as well as the resilience of the people who survived.”

She added. “My paintings are a witness to those experiences, a cautionary message showing the outcome of targeted persecution. And they are a call for peace.”

In recent years, Jablonsky’s autoimmune disease has gone into remission, enabling her to finish her large-scale paintings more quickly, and to complete her Master of Fine Arts degree at the Pacific Northwest College of Art in Portland, Oregon, while she lives in Spokane.

“I am grateful for this time of better health, and I also am grateful that I could learn from these experiences of my body, giving me a new perspective,” Jablonsky wrote.