Here’s the layer you saw as an underpainting last month! It’s on top of what will be the background for this watercolor sculpture, which is part of a series based on dreams. You can see the completed piece next month!

I had fun teaching my first virtual workshop! This rubber band journal is one of the books we made. I decided to paint the stick that’s part of the binding to go with the cover. It was great to transform invasive honeysuckle into part of a book!

I’m very excited to be starting my Forest Therapy Guide Training in October! My cohort is Alpine Ibex, which is full; but you can read about the Program here and check out the ones that still have space available:

https://www.natureandforesttherapy.org/guide-training/training

I’ve been visited by Emperors! This one even posed on the screen! There were 6 Hackberry and Tawny Emperors at once yesterday, basking on the patio and the house. If you’d like to learn more about these and other butterflies in the Nashville region, Rita Venable is an excellent guide! You can see how many pages I’ve marked in her book:

Experience the understory of Cheekwood’s Carell Trail in a new way as part of a Shinrin-Yoku (Forest Bathing) workshop with Georgia Bromehead! The 2 August workshops I attended were wonderful and so relaxing! You can find out more on Georgia’s website: https://foresttherapynashville.com/