Nature — Blog — art, life & movement by Rossana

Early rising

It’s always a gift to get up early to enjoy the quiet before a busy day begins.

Active, Body, Clouds, Colors, Gardening, Handmade, Home Garden Studio, Movement, Nature, Sky, Textile, Weaving, Rigid Heddle Loom, ArtRossana MartinezJanuary 18, 2025

Field of Lavender

Creating gardens is a way of taking beauty and nourishment, but most importantly, is a way of giving back to nature.

Active, Art, Bees, Ecosystem, Gardening, Health, Home Garden Studio, Living Sculpture, Nature, Pollinators, Lavender, ReciprocityRossana MartinezJune 15, 2024

Learning Never Stops

Finding a pocket of green, a mini forest, a rooftop garden in an urban environment always brings awe and joy. Everything is possible. Nature and committed people make it possible.

Land Restoration, Native Plants, Nature, Plants, Pollinators, Sustainable art practice, Art, Active, Hellstrip, Rutgers University, Environmental Education, BeesRossana MartinezJune 13, 2024

The Natural Environment

Red Columbine, enchanting small flowers doing the biggest job.

Seed Library, Kale

Seed Library (Kale)
Cotton and wool yarn
8 x 12 inches

Art, Edible Garden, Home Garden Studio, Nature, Rigid Heddle Loom, Seed Library, Seeds, Telar, Textile, Weaving, Yarn, Kale, HandmadeRossana MartinezMay 5, 2024

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, Beets

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

Brooklyn: 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