I have always been fascinated by art thats inspiration dwells in the world of science. The kind that asks questions and makes explorations. I've been beginning to work with this theme of environmentalism or naturalist's studies in my artwork over…
A Summer Long Outdoor Art Exhibition Opening Celebration this Sunday June 26th 1-4 pm at The Snyder Estate in Rosendale This summer I was invited to be one of 16 artists who are each creating a site specific project to be…
No matter where you live in the world we are all blessed with an abundance of local, beautiful, and vibrant dye plants. Whether they are growing wild or cultivated in gardens even the casual natural dyer knows that there are…
This summer was my first working with trees for basketry. I set out to try several different species and learn what I could about selecting trees, removing the outer bark, stripping the inner bark, and preparing it for weaving. Overall…
Adventures in Bark Basketry After learning how to use bark in basketry during my internship in Asheville this winter my big project for this year became incorporating bark into my repertoire of natural materials. Although I processed already harvested bark and learned…
Like the title indicates this is a sample of some of my favorite baskets that I made during three months this winter while I lived in Asheville, NC and interned with artist Matt Tommey in his River Arts District studio…
I have a special place in my heart for birds and have collected many beautiful feathers over the past several years from all over the country. Almost since the beginning I aspired to do watercolor paintings of these treasures, but…
Since graduating from college with my BFA I've been looking for ways to continue my education in the fields that I love the most--- natural dyes, basketry, and working with natural, wild crafted materials to make fine art. Well, for…