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And I’m trying! The last of the National Public Library Week stickers for Echo-lit

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Are you thinking about buying local or small? I hope so! Another sticker design for Echo-lit

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I designed some stickers for Echo-lit ahead of National Public Library Week. This is one!

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​I know and also don’t know how I’m not priming it right or getting the light colors I want but it’s an experiment

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It’s been cloudy out so these aren’t the best pictures and there is still a bit to be done.. but I’m getting into oil painting and it’s a lot more forgiving than I thought!

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Even a worm will turn 🔪

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After this awful east coast winter, I'm having a Spring sale! 20% off with the discount code: ILOVEYOUSPRING

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AH! AH HA! I have the answer

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I’m on blue sky, let’s fly away!

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The Sun! I miss it!

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SUV Pest: "I think of it as my 2000lb guardian angel (I'm 3 grams). I've always hated children so it doesn't bother me how often they end up squashed beneath these things. Honestly, the planet could do without more kids. I consider this a relatively carbon neutral option. I almost let the fact that my SUV is less safe than a regular car cross my mind once but then I backed into my special 3-car length parking spot in the heart of the city, hauling my two bags of groceries, and said to myself: 'Ah.. The American Dream.'"

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Mine oh mine oh mine oh mine oh mine

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I've been laying down the lines again

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“For What Use” (2024)

9in x 12in acrylic on recycled canvas

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“These Were Salt Marshes Before” (2024)

11in x 14in acrylic on recycled canvas

“These Were Salt Marshes Before” was submitted and accepted by the SAA for the 18th Inspired by the PEM show! The reception went really well. I gained a lot of insight speaking with various artists about their pieces and how 'Our Time on Earth' inspired them.

In the case of this piece, it is inspired by the instant sense of calm 'Our Time on Earth' presents as one enters the exhibit. It’s The first instruction for the exhbit is to stop and breath. As I did so, I imagined a time when the place I stood was a coastal wetland. An type of ecosystem which once thrived along the East Coast of North America, rich in biodiversity and crucial for the region's ecological balance. However, centuries of urbanization and industrialization have devastated these wetlands, with many drained, filled, or paved over for development. Pollution from urban runoff and industry has further harmed remaining habitats. Only fragments of wetlands remain, threatened by sea-level rise, erosion, and ongoing development. Despite these challenges, recognizing the importance of wetlands as barriers against extreme weather and climate change, as well as their role in carbon storage, offers hope for their preservation. Protecting and restoring coastal wetlands not only safeguards biodiversity but also aids in mitigating climate change by sequestering carbon dioxide, contributing to global efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Despite this train of thought I was not plunged into the usual dread over the future of our planet. It speaks to to power of these exhibits (and to media as well) that can address the biggest issue on the planet but still have radical, thoughtful, careful hope.

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“Thumb Weevil” a tiny tiny 2inx2in piece

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Fire suppression p.1 & p.2: “Flame Retardant” & “Building Potential” Inspired by the PEM's ‘Our Time on Earth’ exhibit

I was gladly surprised to see the exhibit’s various optimistic installations, especially the building materials of the future. As a forestry student I am beginning to understand our relationship to our forests differently. In the US, forest policy which aimed to suppress wildfires has contributed to a century-long build up of fuel that would otherwise have been cleared by controlled burns or small spontaneous ground fires. Indigenous peoples shaped the forests of the Americas to require these controlled burns. More and more I realize that indigenous knowledge and collaboration is a necessary part of the stewardship of future. A concept which is present at large at the museum but also specifically within Our Time on Earth. Getting a ‘sustainable’ amount of lumber from our forest still disregards the health and purpose of these trees to a diverse and complex ecosystem. It is essential that we diversify our building material, to include carbon-negative things like mycelium! Natural resources that are close by, and at hand in our local environment, which doesn’t require chopping down a tree 3000 miles away and transporting it to the US. We need local resources whose collective cultivation lead to a sense of community and collaboration. A better future!

My thanks to lane.m.artin for collaborating with me for p.2!