Collage of Curiosities No. 10
Things are warming up around here. Sweaters are still on, but coats hang are tossed aside with increasing frequency. Tiny buds are appearing on branches and I’m checking daily for buds on the fruit trees. While I’m in the studio most week days, the siren sun beckons me outside and I’m often unable to resist walking around the property or doing a little digging in the yard.
I’ve put in a small pond near our pig pen and have plans for a potager style orchard surrounding it. The apples and pears are in but their companions have yet to arrive. Pictures will come, I promise.
This time of year it’s tough for me to balance being an artist (with a business) and being a gardener. If you don’t recall, it was around this time last year I finished my Permaculture Design Certification. You can read about that in detail here. I do try to give my self some slack however as in no time it will be 85 degrees here with epic humidity and most outdoor activities slow until late September unless they’re water related.
All that said, based on the amount of artwork I’ve created this month, it’s clear that the late winter gives me some major energy. There’ve been many paintings completed and new branding in the works. Scroll to read a little bit more about what I’ve been up to.
In the process of carving a woodblock for the “Love Birds” relief print.
Working on a new logo for my business inspired by my love of nature, both wild and cultivated.
A romantic layout of prints for Valentine’s Day. Click to shop!
Nearing the end of a tulip painting for the upcoming collection debuting in early Spring 2024.
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Another piece from the upcoming collection in progress. This hazy background is inspired by my time in the Blue Ridge Mountains.
The newly released Daffodil print.
The “Love Birds” prints laying out to dry.
Harvesting brassicas one February morning.
I’m grateful to have a large collection of reference books. Here I was researching type ideas for my new brand.
Where to next?
Collage of curiosities no. 5
The stirring
Inspiration behind the Collection