Daydreams
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 ...
Category: Natural Pigments
Experimention with Materials
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....
Compost Update
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...
Skunk Medicine
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...
Earth Speaks
Hi Friends, I’ve been working on some new paintings in my “Earth Speaks” series — the paintings created using natural earth pigments. I ...
Learning New Skills
Hi Friends, My mom is on an archaeological dig going through everything in her house in preparation for her move. One of the things she found and gave to me was...
Learning New Tricks
Hi Friends, Last week I got the bug to paint using natural earth pigments. This comes up for me from time to time, but I usually set it aside because my experim...
English Red Dark Earth Pigment
How cool is this? It’s Sinopia’s English Red Dark powdered earth pigment in a soy milk binder poured onto scrunched up cotton canvas. I love the pat...
Ancient Relics
I’ve been working on some leaf printed and upcycled pillows, and I love the way these two pieces turned out looking like old and mysterious ancient relics...
Soy Milk Paint
I’m back to working with the soy milk paints. It’s interesting how the paint settles while it’s drying and picks up the pattern of whatever is...