Arts & Crafts

drawing with walnut ink

Detailing watercolor paintings with homemade walnut ink and an old fashioned dip pen.

A quick guide to turning plant material into inks.

A quick guide to turning plant material into paints.

Some colorful adventures around gainesville with community folks.

Theory: worms are the gateway to opening up curiosity and compassion for other creatures.

Plants are our teachers. Goldenrod and asters teach us about reciprocity, and my plant paints tell the story.

A complicated and beautiful insect – human relationship.

Learning to love browns, and the joyful process of pulling deep dark pigments from the Eastern Black Walnut tree’s fruits!

What artists really like to do is play! I’ve been playing with plants which isn’t unusual, but this time I’m trying to turn them into paint!

Highlights from the farm and kitchen at Oak Spring Garden Foundation where my 5 week artist in residency program is located.