Welcome to my tiny creative space! I hope you’re all well. I wanted to share a bit more about a recent drawing I completed which we had made into prints for the shop!

I drew this piece as a gift.

Jamie asked me for some pen and ink work for his office for Christmas so I spent many hours figuring out what to draw and then the meditative task of drawing with pen and ink. The final piece is probably my 3rd or 4th attempt – I’m pretty hard on myself and even though I definitely don’t consider myself a perfectionist in the slightest, I still like to see my original visions manifest. I do love to put headphones in, have a steaming hot cup of tea or coffee and get lost in black lines unfurling into mushrooms or leaves.

So, where does this drawing come from?

When I’m wandering in the woods, I always have a hope in my heart to find a relic that embodies the natural world. Of course these are everywhere from the trees to the moss, roots and plants galore! However, it’s the sun bleached bones that I’m searching. Minerals, feathers, mushrooms! Finding bones of animals may seem like an odd hobby, but I find them incredibly beautiful, interesting and make me feel a deep connection to the earth beneath our feet. To the cycle of life and death that is integral to our being.

This particular top of a deer skull is one of my favourite finds. While walking in the woods on a foggy Halloween, Henry emerge so joyfully with what looked like a rock covered in moss. However, Henry is not prone to picking up large rocks with her teeth with such a spring in her step! I noticed right away that it looked like a very old, very small antler sticking out of this rock. My heart jumped and I demanded Henry (sorry, Henry!) drop! And here it was, the top of a very old judging by the heavy moss top of a deer skull. Who knows how long it rested under the dense fir trees. This particular skull along with other precious finds has a home in our home, along with stones, crystals, beach glass, dried plants, and living plants.

The jawbone is from a very young coyote. This find was one of my most literally wild finds, found directly under the bald eagle’s nest. I was in actual shock when I found this realizing what had transpired. Shortly after, I remembered another time I found something similar under a different bald eagle nest. I now think of the bald eagle as the apex predator in the East Coast of Canada. This poor young coyote, I couldn’t stop thinking about him. The cycle of life can be so cruel but it’s the way of our world. The bald eagle needs to feed her young – I couldn’t imagine a world without both of these majestic creatures. Life is both light and dark, up and down.

I do hope you like my rendering of reverence for this cycle of my naturalist collection. Information of sizing is in the shop. It is a Giclee print, which are high quality art reproductions. I want to thank those that donated to the blog which helped with the production cost, Thank you ❤ The Shop can be found by clicking here or by clicking on the link at the top of the homepage.

I Hope you enjoy you day! Thank you so much dear readers for your recent support! Reading my blog, commenting and supporting the shop. I’ve been feeling extremely grateful lately for your continued support during my rocky journey as a creative. Thank you so much ❤

We just saw 4 deer trail through our backyard! It was so magical to see them walking one behind the other under the trees. I’ll soon be on the lookout for Antlers again 🙂 Today, we are headed out for a walk along the sea, my eyes will definitely be scanning the beach for frosted glass, shells and fairy stones!

Merry Part!