Online store is on seasonal Pause May 15 - October 1
Summertime Sketching
I am spending the summer with my sketchbook. I love to sit and observe. One fun exercise is to paint a palette of the colors that I see in my surroundings. It is very relaxing and became the inspiration for my palette cards. Try it sometime!
While the online store is on pause, you can still visit the collections and view designs; but the store's checkout will be closed until October 1. Have a lovely, refreshing summer!
Martha
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About Martha
Martha has been painting since she was old enough to paint a portrait of her teddy bear, but picking up a paint brush was only something she did on holidays. In 1999, she left the Smithsonian Institution to create a line of watercolour cards that combines her passion for gardens with her love of watercolour.
“The garden has been part of my life since I followed my father's long legs down rows of freshly turned Pennsylvania soil planting seeds that grew into my favorites — dramatic six-foot sunflowers. Wherever I have lived, the need to plant and watch things grow has been irresistible. When I was at home busy with small children, I discovered I could dig and weed while the children played.”
“During those years of growing gardens and children, I discovered another gift of the garden — peace of mind. The work of the garden was totally absorbing. Being outside in the welcoming morning sun, damp grey mist or lavender dusk, no matter when I worked, the tangles of my mind loosened.
My children are grown, but the gifts of the garden continue – ever changing. Gardens and nature’s wild places have become my muse and are the inspiration for my collection of cards and bookmarks.