a story of place
I use modern and thirteenth-century techniques to create pigments from foraged, found, and repurposed materials.

turmeric, hibiscus, & wild grape on watercolor paper

turmeric, onion & cyanotype on canvas

wild grape on watercolor paper

turmeric on watercolor paper

turmeric, hibiscus, & grape on canvas

turmeric & hibiscus on canvas

red & yellow onion on watercolor paper

turmeric & grape on canvas

hibiscus & turmeric on watercolor paper

turmeric, hibiscus, & wild grape on watercolor paper
a note on pricing
I create art out of love and curiosity, using skills I learned while working in the trades. Originals are difficult for me to price, especially those where the paint itself has been made by hand using materials I've gathered.
Please make an offer you can afford and believe reflects the value you will receive from owning my work. If you prefer square-inch pricing as a reference, prior sales of original pieces place my sq/inch price between $1.89 and $5.71. I have accepted payment plans in the past. Shipping is calculated at time of purchase.

goldenrod

blackberries

shaggy ink cap mushrooms

wild indigo

raspberries

extracting blackberry color

onion-based dye bath with pigment sediment ready for separating

iron water. Iron darkens & mutes colors.

extracting color

preparing to filter

pigment sediment from liquid colors

straining the pigment to dry and store
I have combine similarly-colored natural and synthetically-derived pigment powders to create dynamic works that change over time.