The Mushroom Color Atlas: A Guide to Dyes and Pigments Made from Fungi
I am extremely pleased to announce The Mushroom Color Atlas, forthcoming from award-winning publisher Chronicle Books, will be available on September 3. Equal parts art book, field guide, and color distillation workshop, it is a gorgeous primer on the universe of colors lurking inside fungi. I had the wonderful opportunity to work with the multi talented artist and illustrator Yuli Gates, who created the illustrations for the book. Working with the dream team at Chronicle Books was an absolute honor, especially my editor Natalie Butterfield, design director Kristen Hewitt, and designer extraordinaire Wynne Au-Yeung, who tirelessly worked to bring this book to life! Pre-order your copy today at Powell’s Books, Bookshop.org, or Amazon.com. Stay tuned for upcoming events and activities to be announced later this summer!
Upcoming Workshops
Looking forward to the fall season I will be teaching a day long workshop with Wildcraft Studio School in Portland on November 3 and a weekend long workshop with Botanical Colors in Seattle from September 27-29. Come join me to discover the chromatic wonders of the fungi kingdom and the incredible spectrum of pigments and dyes that can be created from mushrooms. Stay tuned for upcoming announcements including collaborations with Plants & Colour, The Dogwood Dyer and more. Photos by Micah Fischer courtesy of WildCraft Studio School and Kelly Turso.
Oregon Art Beat
I am honored to be included in the Fabric of Life episode on OPB Oregon Art Beat. The crew spent a day in the forest with me foraging for mushrooms and the next day in the studio transforming the mushrooms into an array of colors. Tune in and watch the episode or read the article written by producer Jule Gilfillan.
Archive II: Regeneration
I am pleased to have my piece Fungi Symbiosis in the group show Archive II: Regenration curated by Raiz Symbiotisk at The Textile Center, Mary Giles Gallery in Minneapolis through January 2024.
Wild Pigment Project Show
You can now virtually visit the international exhibition, which was curated by Tilke Elkins and on view at at Form & Concept Gallery in Santa Fe. The online exhibition guide features over a hundred images, stories from the artists and more,
Featured Articles & Recognition
My partner, Brad Johnson, and I received a lifetime achievement award from the Society for Experiential Design (SEGD) for our interactive design studio Second Story. The mushroom color atlas was recognized as a nominee in the science category for the 26th Annual Webby Awards by the International Academy of Digital Arts & Sciences. Honored that editor Jo Hall featured my work in The Textile Art Magazine Embroidery out of the UK.
Mushroom Color Atlas
I am pleased to announce the launch of the Mushroom Color Atlas where you can explore the chromatic universe of fungi through the spectrum of colors naturally produced by mushrooms. I was compelled to create this dynamic Atlas to provide a resource and reference for everyone curious about dyeing with mushroom. EXPLORE
Surfacing - Washington Regional Online Exhibition
My work is included in the Surfacing exhibition which features art by Washington Surface Design Association artists. Surfacing has a range of meanings, from calls for social change to personal reflection to looking at ourselves and the world in an entirely different way. And nowhere are we better able to express what Surfacing means to each of us than in our artwork. View my piece.
Wild at Heart
My work was showcased in this group exhibition at the Columbia Center for the Arts, which was on display November 6-28, 2020. The exhibition celebrated the unexpected ways in which nature inspires and informs the work of the artist.