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Exciting News & New Work!

I’m happy to announce that I’ve found a new location to teach classes, starting in the fall! Since it’s near a park, we’re also discussing the possibility of offering a Forest Bathing workshop. We’re still working out the details, so more specific information will have to wait until next month. It’ll be great to be teaching again!

My latest tunnel book is called We Are Not Alone. It’s inspired by walks in the woods and stories of the kinds of interconnections found there. What you see depends on your point of view, and each panel tells part of the story. Notice how different it looks from the other side:

And here’s a trip back in time featuring just the panels without the accordion sides:

Announcements Classes/Workshops

Sneak Preview & More!

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

Announcements Classes/Workshops

Underpaintings, Emperors, & Understories


Here’s one of my latest underpainting experiments! It looks different cut into tree shapes:

This closeup shows part of the next layer in progress; working in sections makes it easier to suggest overlapping forms:

I love the subtle ways underpaintings alter what’s painted on top; you can see the finished results next month!

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:

https://cheekwood.org/learn/adult/wellness-programs/

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/