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Category: Natural Materials

Tondro grief piece art
Collage/Natural Dyeing/Weaving

Re-Do

Posted on February 28, 2023 / 2 Comments

Hi Friends, You may remember that a few weeks ago I told you about a piece I was starting on using off-white woven pieces collaged together. Right around that s...

Cassandra Tondro natural pigment painting
Natural Pigments/Paintings

Rags to Riches

Posted on January 17, 2023 / 0 Comment

Hi Friends, I was in the mood to change things up in my house, and I was rummaging through the studio to see what forgotten art I could find. I stumbled upon a ...

Cassandra Tondro art
Natural Pigments/Paintings/Poured Paint

Daydreams

Posted on September 13, 2022 / 6 Comments

Hi Friends, It’s been brutally hot and humid here the past couple of weeks, and the studio feels like a steambath. I was taking a break from the heat and ...

Cassandra Tondro leaf prints
Leaf Prints/Natural Materials

Leaf Print Season

Posted on August 16, 2022 / 4 Comments

Hi Friends, Fall is in the air. Can you feel it? It’s still warm, but the days are growing shorter and the air feels crisp. The spiders are back, and the ...

Cassandra Tondro natural dyes
Natural Dyeing/Natural Materials/Natural Pigments/Rust Dyeing

Experimention with Materials

Posted on August 2, 2022 / 9 Comments

Greetings Friends, Now the compost pile is cooking! This is more what I expected to see from a piece of painted canvas buried in the compost pile for two weeks....

Cassandra Tondro leaf print
Natural Materials

Archival Materials

Posted on July 26, 2022 / 7 Comments

Hi Friends, How important is it for art materials to be archival? I’m really drawn to using natural and upcycled materials in my art, but they might not l...

Cassandra Tondro art
Natural Materials/Natural Pigments

Compost Update

Posted on July 19, 2022 / 4 Comments

Hi Friends, Three weeks ago I buried a small painting in my compost pile, expecting it to pick up some color from the decomposing plant matter. Here’s wha...

Cassandra Tondro mold art
Mold Dyeing/Other Artists

Elemental Art

Posted on July 5, 2022 / 2 Comments

Greetings Friends, This week the website Artsy featured the work of James Perkins, an artist who buries his silk canvases at the beach to let the elements do th...

Cassandra Tondro natural pigment art
Musings/Natural Materials/Natural Pigments/Paintings

Skunk Medicine

Posted on May 31, 2022 / 5 Comments

Hi Friends, I’ve been dealing with a skunk for the past couple of months. At first it was just nearby, and I occasionally smelled skunk spray in the middl...

Cassandra Tondro earth pigment painting
Natural Pigments/Paintings

Earth Speaks

Posted on May 3, 2022 / 2 Comments

Hi Friends, I’ve been working on some new paintings in my “Earth Speaks” series — the paintings created using natural earth pigments. I ...

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Art made from natural and recycled materials.

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Working on some new pieces about grief and finding Working on some new pieces about grief and finding it not so easy. More in today's newsletter - link in profile.

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Starting on a new piece about grief. More in today Starting on a new piece about grief. More in today's newsletter - link in profile.

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New poured painting for the bedroom. Is it good en New poured painting for the bedroom. Is it good enough? See more in today's newsletter - link in bio.

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Commentary on do-ing in today's newsletter - link Commentary on do-ing in today's newsletter - link in profile.

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New painting for my living room in today's newslet New painting for my living room in today's newsletter - link in profile. Seeing rejected work with fresh eyes.

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Moving forward into 2023 in this week's newsletter Moving forward into 2023 in this week's newsletter - link in profile. Betwixt and between the old and the new.

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Happy Solstice, friends! You can read about my new Happy Solstice, friends! You can read about my new housemates in today's newsletter - link in profile.

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Two new collage pieces in this week's newsletter i Two new collage pieces in this week's newsletter inspired by a gift of no-longer-needed fashion magazines - link in profile.

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Tribute to the lovely Carole Spence and her amazin Tribute to the lovely Carole Spence and her amazing artwork - link in profile. Carole passed away last week leaving many friends and a beautiful legacy of art.

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