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Lessons from Prickly Pear

I have never worked with Prickly Pear before and was very excited to work with folks who came to my plant meditation workshop at Centered...

Anna Campomanes

Jun 26, 20211 min read

Lessons from Sunflower and free downloadable Journal page PDF!

After a year-plus hiatus, I have finally restarted the group plant meditations! Originally with the Mandala Effect we have moved to...

Anna Campomanes

May 29, 20211 min read

Community Curators: A Mobile Museum Concept

This is a miniature version of my Mobile Museum concept! In this example, my Community Curators are the children who live on my street...

Anna Campomanes

Jul 13, 20201 min read

Plant Musings: Hellebore - Free Downloadable

That which is Below corresponds to that which is Above, and that which is Above corresponds to that which is Below...

Anna Campomanes

Feb 20, 20201 min read

Yule Altar and Feast of 2019

For the shortest night of the year, I invited friends and family to a Yule feast at my house to celebrate. After one of the wildest...

Anna Campomanes

Jan 3, 20201 min read

Wreath and Swag Workshops of 2019

You know what? It's a thrill to be alive. And for me the thrill is living in community and embracing your wins and losses. This is my...

Anna Campomanes

Dec 15, 20191 min read

Plant Musings: Winter Evergreen - Free Downloadable

Hi! And welcome to my first downloadable content! I've been passively musing on nature, plants and the seasons for years now (thanks to...

Anna Campomanes

Dec 4, 20191 min read

Lady Arm Wrestling 2019

My third year (with a one year hiatus in 2018) hosting Lady Arm Wrestling went so well! We had more competitors, more costumes and we...

Anna Campomanes

Dec 1, 20191 min read

Samhain Gateway

A liminal gateway made of seasonal grasses and marigolds.

Anna Campomanes

Nov 6, 20191 min read

Gardens of Chicago

This was a glorious week in Chicago. The weather was fantastic and I got to visit so many different gardens! As an attendee of the...

Anna Campomanes

Aug 1, 20191 min read

Book Arts Workshop with Julie Chen at Penland School

I had the honor of studying under renowned book artist, Julie Chen, while I was a work-study student at Penland School of Craft in North...

Anna Campomanes

Jul 8, 20191 min read

Japan: Mokuhanga Making

Five weeks answerable only to myself and to my art! Carving, printing, editing, color mixing, learning, carving, painting, loving. ...

Anna Campomanes

Oct 6, 20181 min read

Week One Japan: Tokyo Garden and Art Museum Tour

I'm in Japan to study at MI-Lab to learn Mokuhanga printmaking! But first is a week-long tour of Tokyo! But Tokyo is so big! So I...

Anna Campomanes

Aug 31, 20181 min read

Familial Philippines

I went to the Philippines for the first time in 18 years! This was the first time in 18 years I've seen a lot of my family and seen my...

Anna Campomanes

Jan 22, 20181 min read

Homage to Remants Show at MS Rezny Studio/Gallery

I had the honor of being invited to a group show more of my assemblage works at the MS Rezny Studio/Gallery in Lexington, Kentucky. The...

Anna Campomanes

Jan 19, 20181 min read

the United Kingdom

I went on a cross country drive through the United Kingdom with my mother and sister. I drove on the left hand side for the first time...

Anna Campomanes

Sep 1, 20171 min read

My First Juried Show

I entered and was accepted to my first juried show, notBIG(4) at the M.S. Rezny Studio/Gallery on Manchester in Lexington, KY! This is a...

Anna Campomanes

Jul 1, 20171 min read

Seventeen Minus Four Cicaida

Lucky me! A coworker invited me to learn how to pin insects she and her husband had collected on a camping trip. I got a lovely tour of...

Anna Campomanes

Jun 16, 20171 min read

Rosebud Orchid (Cleistes bifaria)

I saw this being today, when I was hiking in the Red River Gorge. When I went home I met a Polyphemous Moth. And then treasures along...

Anna Campomanes

May 29, 20171 min read

Olive Cutting Experiments

I've started an experiment! Rather unscientific, but I do have a control group! Olives: symbols of peace, victory, brides and apparently...

Anna Campomanes

May 31, 20161 min read