Embedded, 2025. Foraged clay and handmade lake pigment
Join me, botanical artist Diane Ehrich, and Friends of High School Park on Thursday, May 22nd at 5:30pm for an evening “reveal” of a new native plant garden, designed specifically to enhance habitat for pollinators, followed by a talk about my site specific installed Embedded and a botanical drawing workshop with Diane.
Embedded, made with clay sourced from the banks of the Tookany Creek as it flows through High School Park, is the material embodiment of the native ecosystems that support pollinators. The work consists of three sculptural forms that evoke the topography and contours of the Park’s landscape, with surface marks referencing the elements of native pollinator plants—root systems, leaf structures, flowers—that make them function. The clay pieces are unfired and contain Common Milkweed seeds; as the clay breaks down over time the seeds will integrate into the soil of the garden, allowing them to cold stratify before next spring.
Diane will show her completed botanical drawing of Common Milkweed found in the High School Park meadow and then lead the participants in a hands-on workshop, teaching techniques for drawing from botanical specimens. This event is free, and drawing materials will be provided, but registration is required.
This project was supported by the Endangered Species Coalition (ESC) with generous funding from the Lawrence Saunders Fund.
Garden reveal and artist talk begins at 5:30pm; drawing workshop begins at 6:30pm. Registration is required for the workshop, limit of 15 participants.