Alpine Botanical Quilt Two poured The top of the painting

The top of the painting shows the many thoughts bouncing around in my head

I created a heavily textured printing plate using mesh and carborundum

natural dyes

"Shower of Gold Three" is an original cyanotype with light touches of watercolor

It made me focus on a tiny aspect of the greater jungle around us

Alpine Botanical Quilt Two poured The top of the paintingMixed media 30" x 40" x 2" on stretched canvas I spent my summer in the Vail Valley, a charming community nestled in the Colorado Rocky Mountains. For the past two years, I have created cyanotypes from the plants around me. I love discovering new species on my hikes and clipping favorites, which I use to produce vibrant blue sunprints. I capture larger botanical elements, like grass fields and trees, as photographs with my iPhone, which I convert into