Sculpture becomes painting becomes music. All is intwined.

That’s the philosophy of Realf Heygate, musically known as Flaer. The multi-disciplinary artist explores family, grief, and nature in a vast swath of mediums, but they are all woven together, part of a mix media tapestry. On his newest album Translations, Heygate crafts ambient-folk, reminiscent of American folklorists Oregon, as he traces the history of his family and his mother’s work as a linguist. Through an unfolding beauty, laced with cello, guitar, piano, and chipping birds, Flaer sculpts something magnificent. We talked with him below.