Soil 2 Surface
@soil2surface.bsky.social
I am a bio artist. I co-create with natural and living materials. I forage and make natural dyes, and use mycelium as a medium @ www.soil2surface.com
Experiment #8.
Improvements seen here. #7 turned out well in both color and texture.
#bioplastic
#sculptural
#sustainableart
www.soi
Improvements seen here. #7 turned out well in both color and texture.
#bioplastic
#sculptural
#sustainableart
www.soi
January 21, 2026 at 1:14 AM
Experiment #8.
Improvements seen here. #7 turned out well in both color and texture.
#bioplastic
#sculptural
#sustainableart
www.soi
Improvements seen here. #7 turned out well in both color and texture.
#bioplastic
#sculptural
#sustainableart
www.soi
I love my new book 📕
January 10, 2026 at 3:37 AM
I love my new book 📕
Hatchling, Koi & Butterfly.
37.25 x 21.25 x 2 inches.
1/3/2026
Recipe:
Algae, Chalk, indigo, Lac, Marigolds, Yellow Cosmos, and Oak Gall on watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
www.soil2surface.com
37.25 x 21.25 x 2 inches.
1/3/2026
Recipe:
Algae, Chalk, indigo, Lac, Marigolds, Yellow Cosmos, and Oak Gall on watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
www.soil2surface.com
January 8, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Hatchling, Koi & Butterfly.
37.25 x 21.25 x 2 inches.
1/3/2026
Recipe:
Algae, Chalk, indigo, Lac, Marigolds, Yellow Cosmos, and Oak Gall on watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
www.soil2surface.com
37.25 x 21.25 x 2 inches.
1/3/2026
Recipe:
Algae, Chalk, indigo, Lac, Marigolds, Yellow Cosmos, and Oak Gall on watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
www.soil2surface.com
Hatching, Koi & Butterfly
Details www.soil2surface.com
Details www.soil2surface.com
January 5, 2026 at 4:01 AM
Hatching, Koi & Butterfly
Details www.soil2surface.com
Details www.soil2surface.com
A double rainbow kinda #Christmas when my two favorite mags arrive on the same day!!! #Fungi #Orion #doublerainbow
December 28, 2025 at 2:24 AM
A double rainbow kinda #Christmas when my two favorite mags arrive on the same day!!! #Fungi #Orion #doublerainbow
11 days til’ #Christmas. We wish you happiness, joy and Christmas miracles. 🎄
December 14, 2025 at 3:29 PM
11 days til’ #Christmas. We wish you happiness, joy and Christmas miracles. 🎄
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When hurricanes knock out power, these solar “beehives” could be the lifeline communities need. 🐝⚡ #ClimateResilience #CleanEnergy
Bees inspired this new disaster relief system » Yale Climate Connections
Groups in North Carolina are building solar-powered ‘hives’ to deliver lifesaving electricity after storms.
yaleclimateconnections.org
November 26, 2025 at 2:05 PM
When hurricanes knock out power, these solar “beehives” could be the lifeline communities need. 🐝⚡ #ClimateResilience #CleanEnergy
In progress.
#7 #Baby Alligator, Butterfly & Coy,
#resonantsigns
#november
#naturaldyes
and #butterfly
My first experience with alligator, Thailand.
Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm & Zoo
Bangkok, Thailand.
Details at: www.soil2surface.com
#7 #Baby Alligator, Butterfly & Coy,
#resonantsigns
#november
#naturaldyes
and #butterfly
My first experience with alligator, Thailand.
Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm & Zoo
Bangkok, Thailand.
Details at: www.soil2surface.com
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
In progress.
#7 #Baby Alligator, Butterfly & Coy,
#resonantsigns
#november
#naturaldyes
and #butterfly
My first experience with alligator, Thailand.
Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm & Zoo
Bangkok, Thailand.
Details at: www.soil2surface.com
#7 #Baby Alligator, Butterfly & Coy,
#resonantsigns
#november
#naturaldyes
and #butterfly
My first experience with alligator, Thailand.
Samut Prakan Crocodile Farm & Zoo
Bangkok, Thailand.
Details at: www.soil2surface.com
November 16, 2025 at 3:32 PM
Newfields Museum, November 14-January 11, 2026. Interior life of a mermaid. 24x36x4in.,
Clay, Japanese Maple resin, mica mineral, mycelium, preserved; cockscomb, moss, willow and seashells on cold-press, watercolor. 2022.
#environmentalart
#naturaldye
#mica
#mermaids
#mycelium
Clay, Japanese Maple resin, mica mineral, mycelium, preserved; cockscomb, moss, willow and seashells on cold-press, watercolor. 2022.
#environmentalart
#naturaldye
#mica
#mermaids
#mycelium
November 15, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Newfields Museum, November 14-January 11, 2026. Interior life of a mermaid. 24x36x4in.,
Clay, Japanese Maple resin, mica mineral, mycelium, preserved; cockscomb, moss, willow and seashells on cold-press, watercolor. 2022.
#environmentalart
#naturaldye
#mica
#mermaids
#mycelium
Clay, Japanese Maple resin, mica mineral, mycelium, preserved; cockscomb, moss, willow and seashells on cold-press, watercolor. 2022.
#environmentalart
#naturaldye
#mica
#mermaids
#mycelium
Luna Moths, Mushrooms and a Fox. 5/2025. Size: 37.25 x 21.25x 2in.,Painting recipe:clay, edible gold, gold leaf, indigo, logwood, madder root, turmeric oak gall, pokeberry, pomegranate, sumac yellow cosmos, yellow onion skin, and yellow yarrow, on cold press watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
November 10, 2025 at 2:46 AM
Luna Moths, Mushrooms and a Fox. 5/2025. Size: 37.25 x 21.25x 2in.,Painting recipe:clay, edible gold, gold leaf, indigo, logwood, madder root, turmeric oak gall, pokeberry, pomegranate, sumac yellow cosmos, yellow onion skin, and yellow yarrow, on cold press watercolor paper mounted to wood panel.
Just in case you missed it…
October 30, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Just in case you missed it…
We had a great time today at the Bloomington Community Orchard. We had 16 participants!!!
“PRINT, POUND & ROLL” was a success! Thank you to everyone who came out to the orchard today. Folks left with a Target gift bag and a piece of art to hang on the wall, a little piece of the orchard.
“PRINT, POUND & ROLL” was a success! Thank you to everyone who came out to the orchard today. Folks left with a Target gift bag and a piece of art to hang on the wall, a little piece of the orchard.
October 12, 2025 at 2:53 PM
We had a great time today at the Bloomington Community Orchard. We had 16 participants!!!
“PRINT, POUND & ROLL” was a success! Thank you to everyone who came out to the orchard today. Folks left with a Target gift bag and a piece of art to hang on the wall, a little piece of the orchard.
“PRINT, POUND & ROLL” was a success! Thank you to everyone who came out to the orchard today. Folks left with a Target gift bag and a piece of art to hang on the wall, a little piece of the orchard.
October 6, 2025 at 5:11 PM
August 30, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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The size of a polar bear close up.
August 26, 2025 at 1:28 PM
The size of a polar bear close up.
I wanted to let you know that my episode of "Pop of Culture" "What Are You Working On?" will air today (Friday, August 22) and (Saturday, August 23) at 12 p.m. ET on NPR. If you are an online listener you will be able to listen at: indianapublicradio.org
August 22, 2025 at 4:03 PM
I wanted to let you know that my episode of "Pop of Culture" "What Are You Working On?" will air today (Friday, August 22) and (Saturday, August 23) at 12 p.m. ET on NPR. If you are an online listener you will be able to listen at: indianapublicradio.org
I will share a link of my interview with WFIU, NPR. I discuss my painting “Bumble Bee and Blooms.” Size: 32x20x.5in.. The painting recipe is indigo, mica mineral, logwood, yellow cosmos, oak gall, daffodil, yellow yarrow, strawberry, and pokeberry. 8/2025.
#bumblebee
#blooms
#bioart
#bumblebee
#blooms
#bioart
August 17, 2025 at 11:29 PM
I will share a link of my interview with WFIU, NPR. I discuss my painting “Bumble Bee and Blooms.” Size: 32x20x.5in.. The painting recipe is indigo, mica mineral, logwood, yellow cosmos, oak gall, daffodil, yellow yarrow, strawberry, and pokeberry. 8/2025.
#bumblebee
#blooms
#bioart
#bumblebee
#blooms
#bioart
Tomorrow I will be on NPR WFIU at noon. Listen in to hear What Are You Working On? I discuss my current painting Bumble Bee and Blooms. #npr #popofculture #WFIU at noon #sustainableart #bioart #mariaschechter #mycomaria #naturaldyes
August 16, 2025 at 3:26 AM
Tomorrow I will be on NPR WFIU at noon. Listen in to hear What Are You Working On? I discuss my current painting Bumble Bee and Blooms. #npr #popofculture #WFIU at noon #sustainableart #bioart #mariaschechter #mycomaria #naturaldyes