Garden As Living Sculpture — Blog — art, life & movement by Rossana

Sustainable Art Practice

I work in gardens, with fiber and textiles, photography, prints, and performance among others.

Art, Home Garden Studio, Nourishment, MovementRossana MartinezApril 2, 2024Garden As Living Sculpture

Subtleties of Textiles

Before I began weaving, there were subtleties of textiles and dyeing/printing with vegetables from the rooftop garden in my work.

Art, Colors, Handmade, Home Garden Studio, Nature, Rigid Heddle Loom, Telar, Textile, Weaving, YarnRossana MartinezFebruary 21, 2024Garden As Living Sculpture, Sustainable Art Practice, Environmental Steward

Seed Library

Seed Library (Remolacha/Beet)
Tweed & hand dyed yarn
Vintage wooden knitting needle
12 x 16 inches

Art, Handmade, Home Garden Studio, Nature, Nourishment, Rigid Heddle Loom, Telar, Textile, Weaving, Yarn, Beets, Seed Library, SeedsRossana MartinezJanuary 4, 2024Garden As Living Sculpture, Sustainable Art Practice, Environmental Steward

Homemade Dye

Dyeing yarn with black walnuts.

Art, Handmade, Home Garden Studio, Nature, Rigid Heddle Loom, Seeds, Telar, Textile, Weaving, Yarn, Dye, Trees, Black Walnut, Native TreesRossana MartinezNovember 5, 2023Garden As Living Sculpture, Sustainable Art Practice

Dancing Purples

Asters are beautiful for our eyes, and good for the pollinators.

Nature, Home Garden Studio, Colors, Native Plants, Aster, WeavingRossana MartinezOctober 4, 2023Garden As Living Sculpture, Sustainable Art Practice, Environmental Steward, Active, Body, Awareness

Rooftop Garden

If you’re curious about starting a garden, planting something at home, apartment, volunteering in your community, refilling, use less plastic, learn about your local ecosystem, here I am and I’m happy to help.

Nature, Food, Edible Garden, Rooftop GardenRossana MartinezJune 7, 2023Garden As Living Sculpture, Sustainable Art Practice

Art & Fiber

Cape Hatteras, 2022

Art, Home Garden Studio, Textile, Rigid Heddle Loom, Handmade, Weaving, Telar, Nature, Cape Hatteras, Colors, ShellsRossana MartinezSeptember 12, 2022Garden As Living Sculpture

Gazpacho

It’s a hot summer day and this gazpacho recipe is perfect to keep the stove off and still eat a delicious, and refreshing meal.

Nourishment, Food, Edible GardenRossana MartinezJuly 26, 2020Garden As Living Sculpture

Agua de Jamaica (Hibiscus tea)

Edible Garden, Food, Home Garden Studio, Nourishment, Movement, Nature, Active, Body, RecipesRossana MartinezJuly 19, 2020Garden As Living Sculpture

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