
hello!
i'm laen and i make friends from clay. if you'd like one, they can be found at:
https://www.driftingspirits.art
(or, for UK and norwegian folk, https://www.etsy.com/shop/driftingspirits)
i ship from france to most places. and i'll be listing new friends over the next few days too; i list every week-end.
thank you, and i hope you have a lovely day
(the small print, for which i apologise:
my next shipping date is scheduled for 14 august. this should give US-bound parcels plenty of time to clear customs before de minimis ends on 29 august, but i can't guarantee anything. so if you're in the US, please be aware that there is a small chance that your parcel will be charged by customs as a result of the new world order.)
(boosts gratefully received but never obligatory.)
hello!
i'm laen and i make friends from clay. if you'd like one, they can be found at:
https://www.driftingspirits.art
(or, for UK and norwegian folk, https://www.etsy.com/shop/driftingspirits)
i ship from france to most places. and i'll be listing new friends over the next few days too; i list every week-end.
thank you, and i hope you have a lovely day
(the small print, for which i apologise:
my next shipping date is scheduled for 14 august. this should give US-bound parcels plenty of time to clear customs before de minimis ends on 29 august, but i can't guarantee anything. so if you're in the US, please be aware that there is a small chance that your parcel will be charged by customs as a result of the new world order.)
(boosts gratefully received but never obligatory.)
🧵 3/ #Artist and #scientist Kirsten Kurtz was one of my inspirations: https://soilpainting.com/ I came to know about her via the UN global #soil painting contest in 2017: https://news.cornell.edu/stories/2017/11/dec-5-global-soil-painting-competition-illustrates-soils-vital-role
She has a recipe using clear gesso and varnish, it's the best if your piece of art should exist longer: https://soilpainting.com/soil-painting-how-to-guide/
#Soil scientist and artist Karen Vaughn worked with #wildfire ashes + soil or #dirt also with kids: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/meet-western-soil-scientists-using-dirt-make-stunning-paints-180976796/
🧵 4/4 The Wild Pigment project has good guidelines for #reciprocal #foraging: https://wildpigmentproject.org/reciprocal-foraging
Artist Gary Simpson worked with soil samples from the whole world to track down the #history of places: https://hyperallergic.com/487683/artists-find-common-ground-in-soil-from-around-the-world/
Human comes from humus: a collection of earth art: https://somethingcurated.com/2024/11/15/soil-in-contemporary-art/ from the 1970s until today
And photos of my ocre goddesses inspired by the Cucuteni Trypillia Culture: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cucuteni%E2%80%93Trypillia_culture
#places #earth #soil #art #histodon #human #pigments #goddess


🧵1/4 #Summer is a good time to play with #mud, experiment with natural pigments. It's easy: take some surface soil without organic and other rests, solve it in water (or white school glue for longer lasting images) and paint!
The finer the soil, the better the pigments work. You can also sieve and even grind the finds. Great for children to discover the rich diversity of soil.
#reconnectWithNature #NatureMatchCuts #soil #geology #art #experimental #pigments #brown #earth #painting #edutainment



🧵 2/ My inspirations for this project came from an ancient "magical" ocre quarry in our naturepark, exploited until medieval times, where you can still find some stones. An artist teached me how to produce your own pigments.
During that work I found more inspirations by artists working at the intersection of #geology and art, about our body relations to earth and soil. Often with a sense of reciprocity and respect while collecting.

Through terracotta and gold, Vipoo Srivilasa conjures joy and the divine.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/08/vipoo-srivilasa-iconic-figures/



Pocket pals are little felt plushies I create myself, from their designs to the sewing. They are all handmade with passion and a deep desire to make the world brighter, one silly little creature at a time !
You can browse all the designs here: https://evanskyarts.com/en/collections/pocket-pals
#art #handmade #plushies #animals #wildlife#WildlifeWednesday #sharks#SmallBusiness#GiftIdeas#ShopSmall#Fediverse#FediArt#FediGiftShop




Pocket pals are little felt plushies I create myself, from their designs to the sewing. They are all handmade with passion and a deep desire to make the world brighter, one silly little creature at a time !
You can browse all the designs here: https://evanskyarts.com/en/collections/pocket-pals
#art #handmade #plushies #animals #wildlife#WildlifeWednesday #sharks#SmallBusiness#GiftIdeas#ShopSmall#Fediverse#FediArt#FediGiftShop




Through terracotta and gold, Vipoo Srivilasa conjures joy and the divine.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/08/vipoo-srivilasa-iconic-figures/


🧵1/4 #Summer is a good time to play with #mud, experiment with natural pigments. It's easy: take some surface soil without organic and other rests, solve it in water (or white school glue for longer lasting images) and paint!
The finer the soil, the better the pigments work. You can also sieve and even grind the finds. Great for children to discover the rich diversity of soil.
#reconnectWithNature #NatureMatchCuts #soil #geology #art #experimental #pigments #brown #earth #painting #edutainment



I never thought a needlework could be so relatable...
#art #funnymemes #climatechange #handmade #nature #outside

Just this once: The honest artist statement https://artologica.substack.com/p/the-honest-artist-statement #art #painting
A solo exhibition opening next month in Nottingham surveys two decades of Kate MccGwire's striking feather installations and sculptures.
https://www.thisiscolossal.com/2025/08/kate-mccgwire-quiver/



Among my four grandparents' last names is my grandfather Thomas, of Welsh ancestry. He was a huge reader, my mom even more, then me, who finds TV and films boring compared to reading. I can thank him for a love of books.
I love Dylan Thomas poetry, and I would joke to my mom that he was a cousin of ours, and she would respond, not incorrectly, that half of Wales has the last name Thomas. But still 🙂 Some new work of mine with thanks to Dylan Thomas #art #mastoart #clay #ceramics #pottery
Just this once: The honest artist statement https://artologica.substack.com/p/the-honest-artist-statement #art #painting

A collection of Detox Doodles!
I've developed the habit of daily sketching to help replace mindless scrolling!
#art #badger #chameleon#bittern #bird #dikdik #seaturtle #turtle #shoebill #sketch#DetoxDoodles #sciart#InkArt
A collection of Detox Doodles!
I've developed the habit of daily sketching to help replace mindless scrolling!
#art #badger #chameleon#bittern #bird #dikdik #seaturtle #turtle #shoebill #sketch#DetoxDoodles #sciart#InkArt

I hear it's #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay (that's a hashtag and a half...) so please be aware of this owl
Watercolor, gouache and pencil on hotpress paper about 11x16"
I hear it's #InternationalOwlAwarenessDay (that's a hashtag and a half...) so please be aware of this owl
Watercolor, gouache and pencil on hotpress paper about 11x16"