Bumblebee and Blooms
Size: 37.25 x 21.25x 2 inches
Price: $3,250.00
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Snow bursts, Crows, and Flying Squirrels
Size: 37.25 x 21.25x 2 inches
Price: $4,500.00
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Drollery Hare, Poppies & Susans
Size: 37.25 x 21.25x 2 inches
Price: $3,500.00
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Luna Moths, Mushrooms & a Fox
Size: 37.25 x 21.25x 2 inches
Price: $3,500.00
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Lovebirds & 7 Planets Aligns
Size: 37.25 x 21.25x 2 inches
Price: $4,250.00
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Owlett, Moon & Mother
Size: 32 x 20 x .5 inches
Price: $3,250.00
Price inquiry: maria@soil2surface.com
Above are the total pieces that have been framed. There are currently 6 pieces framed and 8 paintings completed. Painting 9 is in production now. All paintings have a companion photograph and will have a gothic style frame of which are currently in production. The completed body of work will have 12 gothic framed pieces with the original paintings and 12 companion photographs framed like the owl. Resonant Signs is slated to be completed Spring 2026.
Snowbursts, Crows, and Flying Squirrels,
32 x 20x .5in.,12/2024.
Painting recipe: goldenrod, clay, glass-method fusion, frame: cherrywood ayover, gold leaf, edible gold, paint: processed black walnut, chokecherry, indigo, mulberry, oak gall, pokeberry, yellow cosmos, and mica mineral on recycled watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
Location:
39.12426° N
86.54326° W
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent Moon
Animal: Crow
Species: The Northern flying squirrel, Glaucomys sabrinus coloratus, is a species that is currently listed on the Endangered Species list.
Represents: December
Owlet, Moon & Mother, 32 x 20 x .5in., 1/2025, The painting recipe: chalk, clay, edible gold ink, eucalyptus leaf, parchment paper, paint: processed goldenrod, gold leaf, oak gall, mulberry, mica mineral, onion skins, and yellow cosmos on recycled watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
location:
39.13653° N,
86.56126° W
Moon Phase: Full
Animal: Owl
Species: Several owl species around the world are currently classified as endangered, critically endangered, or threatened, mainly due to habitat destruction, invasive species, climate change, and human activity.
Represents: January
Love Birds and 7 planets aligned, 32 x 20 x .5in., 2/2025. Painting recipe: clay, glass-method fusion, frame: cherrywood layover, edible gold ink, gold leaf, chalk, clay, paint: processed choke cherry, daffodil, indigo, mulberry, oak gall, pokeberry and white tempera on recycled watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
location:
39.08165° N,
86.43373° W
Star Phase: waning crescent moon
Animal: Lovebirds
Species: There are currently 460 bird species classified as endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN). These species face a very high risk of extinction in the wild due to various threats, including habitat loss and human activities.
Represents: February
Drollery Hare, Poppies and Susans. 32x20x.5in, 4/2025. Painting recipe: clay, glass-method fusion, frame: cherrywood layover, myceliumn substrate, preserved botanical materials, edible gold, gold leaf, paint: processed daffodil, indigo, logwood, madder root, oak gall, pokeberry, sumac, white tempera, yellow yarrow, yellow cosmos, yellow onion skin, on recycled watercolor paper mounted to wood panel. Click the image to view the Secret Place.
Location:
39.18968 ° N
86.53430° W
Moon Phase: waxing crescent phase
Animal: Hare
Species: 21 species of hummingbirds are listed as endangered or critically endangered, with many others experiencing population declines due to habitat loss and climate change.
Represent: April
Luna Moths, Mushrooms and a Fox. 32 x 20 x 5 in., 5/2025. Painting recipe: clay, glass-method fusion, frame: cherrywood layover, edible gold, gold leaf, paint: processed, indigo, logwood, madder root, oak gall, pokeberry, pomegranate, sumac, turmeric, yellow cosmos, yellow onion skin, and yellow yarrow, on recycled watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
Location:
39.13385° N,
86.49885° W
Star Phase: Cresent
Animal: Fox
Species: The Sierra Nevada red fox is endangered.
Represents: May
Hatchling, Koi and Butterfly, 32 x 20 x .5in., 1/2026. Painting recipe:
chalk, clay, paint processed algae, lac, marigolds, oak gall and yellow cosmos on recycled watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
Applied Materials: Butterfly, clay, glass, recycled plastic disc and gold leaf.
Location:
39.19514° N
86.34726° W
Moon Phase: Waning Crescent Moon
Animal: Aligator
Species: Alligator is vital to their ecosystem as keystone species and "ecosystem engineers" they controll prey populations, maintain habitats and influence nutrient cycles. They support biodiversity in wetlands, swamps, and marshes across the southeastern United States.
Represents: August
Black Cat Planet Parade, 32 x 20 x .5in., 3/2026. Painting recipe: algae, daffodil, indigo, lac, marigolds, oak gall ,pomegranate, yellow cosmos and white mica mineral, white tempera on watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
Applied Materials: Butterflies and frog are made using red algae, clay, glass, gold and silver leaf.
Location:
Moon Phase: Solar Eclipse
Animal: Cat
Species: The domestic cat, scientifically known as Felis catus, is the primary species found in domestic ecosystems. They are obligate carnivores and have been domesticated for companionship and pest control, coexisting with humans for thousands of years.
Represents: October
Bumblebee and Blooms, 32 x 20x.5in., 6/2025. Painting recipe: clay, glass-method fusion, frame: cherrywood layover, observation disc with bumblebee, gold leaf, paint: processed daffodil, indigo, logwood, mica mineral, oak gall, pokeberry, strawberry, yellow cosmos, yellow yarrow and on recycled watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
Location:
40.17998° N,
85.43553° W
Star Phase: Full
Animal: Bumble Bee
Species; Many bumblebee species are facing extinction risks, with over a quarter of North American bumble bees currently at risk. The rusty patched bumble bee and the American bumble bee are among those listed as endangered. The image is of a Red-Tail Land conservancy for pollinators. The
Red-tail Land Conservancy’s mission is to protect and restore land and habitats in East Central Indiana.
Represents: June