spring is for making - part 1

Hello!
Spring was barely upon us the last time I wrote about stuff and now it's in full swing! (The local news has even been calling the past week 'summer' but they're pushing it.)

I have been so lucky lately to work on some really incredible projects, I'm going to wait to show you photos of those... BUT I have some EVENTS coming up!

TOMORROW
Thursday June 5th I will be at JP Knit and Stitch for First Thursday! I will have some paintings and new screen prints up displayed amongst their beautiful things in their beautiful shop. Please stop by and say hello!


THIS WEEKEND
Saturday June 7th and Sunday June 8th - Herbstalk!
I painted the poster for the event and have had the pleasure of working on some extra projects with two of the herbalists involved! I will be exhibiting prints, paintings, stationery and some other printed goods in the marketplace both days. It's free! There are also classes both days on herbal healing, urban gardening and that kind of great stuff.



I will share some of my special projects after this weekend. But until then, here are some other things I've been working on!

New stationery and prints of my bouquet piece...


Some new garden-y screen prints that will be making their debut at first Thursday and Herbstalk...


In other news, our neighborhood has been looking REALLY GOOD lately.






I don't know if it's some kind of spring fever or what but I feel creative and productive and can't wait to tackle the next thing. Here in New England - as in a lot of other places - we had a loooong cold winter and I think I went into super hibernation mode, saving all my energy and making for right now! Fine by me. Off to do some more of it!

xo
Sarah

Botanically Speaking

Lately, I've been drawing and painting plants - lots of plants. Specifically medicinal plants. And I couldn't be happier.



A friend from college pointed a co-worker in my direction for some watercolor illustration work recently. It's been an absolute dream working with Steph (founder/organizer of Herbstalk) to make the 2014 poster for the event as well as planning some other work for her personal business FlowerFolk Apothecary.



Another local herbalist, Jennie of Wildflower Revolution, contacted me for some banners and I'm working on those too.



If herbalists are my new client base - I AM HAPPY TO WORK. Keep it coming, folks. Let me draw every plant for you always.

My dad has always had a cabinet filled with dried leaves and medicinal tinctures for just about every ailment you could wander into his house with so working for folks in the business of healing plants means the world to me.

In other/semi-related news...

I've been taking a break from shows/fairs for a while but this year I will be vending at Herbstalk in June and Jamaica Plain Open Studios in September. My semi-new self employment status keeps me secluded a lot of the time and I miss talking to folks about my work so I'm excited for a couple of events in 2014.

All the new work I plan to show is plant-focused and I'm working on some very specific items just for the herbalists!


[Screen printed organic cotton drawstring medicinal plant bags - debuting at Herbstalk in June]

I have spring on the brain and the promise of little sprouts and getting back into the community garden is very motivational. This New England winter has been a doozy (similar to ones I remember as a kid) and I'm ready for a break in the snow and wind departments.



That's what's going on over here!
xo
Sarah