https://www.iwilson.art/rhizomes daily 0.75 2025-12-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/5d6524e9-cbdd-4fb2-bdd9-737ccba5952c/15.jpg Rhizomes Grounding I, ink and emulsion on canvas, 160x200cm, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/2a362496-76ff-4a31-87b5-566aca506c44/limestone2a+copy.jpg Rhizomes Limestone II, ink and emulsion on canvas, 150x150cm, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1748983321479-G1KOR15TBW69AKGM1O00/5coffeebaby.jpg Rhizomes Grounding III, ink, tea, and coffee on canvas, 30x42cm, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/56bc546c-cfe4-4224-a7c4-ca8af9875dfe/creaturequilt+copy.jpg Rhizomes The Nursery, cheesecloth, acrylic, and PVA on canvas, 160x320cm, 2023-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1744666171034-OY2NRBF4Q2OFQQM782KC/fishtank2.jpg Rhizomes Hydrophytes, ink and charcoal on canvas, 82x164 cm (32x64 inches), 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/cff352fe-e964-4daa-91a4-e275e7557908/groundingII.jpg Rhizomes Grounding II, ink, tea, coffee, and emulsion on canvas, 116x186cm, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1748291047235-GVX0MY3A7IEZYCSNEWTF/rhizome.jpg Rhizomes Rhizomes, ink on canvas, 60x90cm, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/2b95a6ba-8296-4c94-af5c-d5d49748b651/nest.jpg Rhizomes The Nest, ink, tea, emulsion paint, cheesecloth, canvas, PVA, and pins on canvas, 82x164cm (32x64inches), 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/db20c5a2-eea3-40ac-9b09-13119c7546b6/bricks+copy.jpg Rhizomes Bricks I, charcoal, ink, acrylic, emulsion paint, oil pastel, and marble dust on canvas, 120x150 cm (48x60 inches), 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/eecf62f9-83fd-4236-a9a8-67fe17b43e36/December+2024.jpg Rhizomes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1748983258157-95AZ75LF9B20QUUB8RJL/2.jpg Rhizomes Dawn Topography, ink on canvas, 30x42cm, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/b4e7afb7-d3b6-46e8-af03-c32c13552e61/Garden+Wall.jpg Rhizomes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/581b108b-5357-4271-b974-fb5d0ff92796/portrait+copy+2.jpg Rhizomes Grounding I (installed for Transitional Traces exhibition in London 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/5eb0b867-e0da-49da-8cb6-1f82eaf1eec5/detail1.jpg Rhizomes The Nursery (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1748983403742-FANN751FV99NYKX2G83A/2moss2.jpg Rhizomes Moss, ink and oil pastel on canvas, 30x42cm, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/e7f067a8-a760-4aab-9d92-2cebdcb31b31/Gnarl.jpg Rhizomes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/daca7491-a37b-4ed7-92eb-931d02cacc5b/_PZ77423+%281%29.jpg Rhizomes Grounding I (installed for Transitional Traces exhibition in London 2024) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/848d0fd9-b354-45d0-a1f9-291c1d049fa4/detail2.jpg Rhizomes The Nursery (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1748983238521-Z4871M9DAOS1R1WRVUL7/bark2.jpg Rhizomes Birch II, ink on canvas, 30x42cm, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/ea70d63d-b91c-4074-a534-7917dfa78149/Oxidation+I.jpg Rhizomes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1764968193991-XYVDAM9FOHKM5MQO8MM2/7D1356E2-9EA2-4AB7-81D3-C1F752D0ED17.png Rhizomes Grounding I (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/e939161c-4c0f-4b0e-a5f3-f71859232527/nursery+copy.jpg Rhizomes The Nursery (installed at Patrician Gallery, Wilmette, IL, 2025) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1748983425581-CMC2659EXMDCIUR6JXRE/mesh.jpg Rhizomes Mesh II, ink, charcoal, graphite, and oil pastel on canvas, 60x80cm, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/988dbd35-1536-47e7-9d71-2f59c9092871/Oxidation+II.jpg Rhizomes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1764968209827-P1UKFTU970IPWW48NUN0/341A657E-E300-4026-BC7B-36C8C66E272C.png Rhizomes Grounding I (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1748983469158-SVQQBL2VZ2LIVTAQBNDR/mesh3.jpg Rhizomes Mesh III, ink and charcoal on canvas, 30x42cm, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/15aba1c4-5a05-4b2a-a4a6-5c338c4bdae2/The+Burren%2C+Ireland.jpg Rhizomes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1764968337298-LONFKBXZ0QA7O5SUURKD/IMG_2370.png Rhizomes Grounding I (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1748983285584-41N1KQS9ZK7TMIG0BIGJ/60x80-5%252Bcopy.jpg Rhizomes Mesh I, ink on canvas, 60x80cm, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1748983092599-3FWGDPESV4LCXH9B12AN/Winter%2BSand.jpg Rhizomes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/6763b85f-85a1-4310-91c2-d3549786c93c/Vestige+I.jpg Rhizomes https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/d9900df6-a6fc-49b4-a43c-21d2348565df/whiteblaze.jpg Rhizomes White Blaze, ink, charcoal, and emulsion paint on canvas, 60x90cm, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1748983447547-8CAMTQ598ERM4CIP0DBN/bricks2.jpg Rhizomes Bricks II, charcoal on canvas, 60x90cm, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/698f69cc-43c1-4b8c-8d06-34868647e088/Vestige+II.jpg Rhizomes https://www.iwilson.art/pink daily 0.75 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1613496216179-LDLIOSYEMWH6JUUOV3OB/2.jpg Pink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/a0369967-47db-41f6-96b3-7fa541baaac8/painting+detail+1.jpg Pink Pansy (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/650d8fda-575a-4099-b507-e6855561a685/hexagon.jpg Pink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1613496223653-V3I6U0OBENIM2WGRCYHA/1.jpg Pink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/ee351244-4907-4360-9313-805c95df9570/painting+detail+4.jpg Pink Pansy (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/72a2c8c0-5da6-49bd-8d00-606e23645c74/frames.jpg Pink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1613496235328-FS2YPLKAB0EWJ39P5RAC/5.jpg Pink https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/03795d45-d57d-43cb-8655-5cd833164ca1/painting+detail+3.jpg Pink Pansy (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/802c4345-fec1-4d85-80c3-8048c559cd9b/installation+detail+1.jpg Pink Pansy installation (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/23920943-9751-4816-acc9-40d62bc1ff58/installation+detail+3.jpg Pink Pansy installation (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/4f3d7409-6cda-4b67-b9c5-1da5e5228d29/installation+3.jpg Pink Pansy installation https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/8fe255ec-ac13-4851-a237-407e1ffbf935/final+painting+copy.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/49e889e0-4d14-44ae-b20c-0091dfeecf14/seniorthesispic.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1613494033674-9ZE7ANTGTD8XK6CZCAIC/The+Pink+Manifesto%2C+32%22x60%22%2C+spray+paint+on+plywood%2C+2019 Pink - The Pink Manifesto One of the most intriguing qualities of pink soon stood out to me: pink is red. No other tint (lighter version of a hue) has its own name like pink does. Pink describes a whole category of light reds that also each have their own connotations. In the image above, I took a photo of all the red to pink paint swatches at Home Depot. The names highlight the associations people have with the color and some of the contradictions. What really struck me was distinctions between things like when does “Flirt Alert” become “100 MPH,” where is the line between pink and red and the idea of girly/sexy to masculine/aggressive? These minor shifts, this in between pink and red has been exactly what I’ve been exploring. It has highlighted the absurdity of so strongly gendering something as seemingly simple as color, while also making me wonder what else has been gendered? What other binaries have we set up for ourselves with objects, ideas, and actions that have nothing to do with sex? https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1613496866114-Q7SG96QXSDKWJZN50M4Q/steel+flower.jpg Pink - Feminism Feminism plays an important role in my practice, but the term “feminist” has a complicated history. I am endlessly interested and engaged with issues primarily related to the female body. It feels incomplete to dismiss older texts and the way they precede modern ways of thinking, even if some of the movements in the 1970s fell short when it came to including lower class and non-white women. These histories are important to understand and acknowledge. This piecing together of information is apparent in the way that my works come together—I am constantly layering, overlapping, revealing, and tying together seemingly disparate parts of my pieces in the same way that I am trying to synthesize all this information. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1613495305373-V2QK41JLB9IHZ6VYEFLK/Wilson_1.jpg Pink - Methodology My making methods have directly reflected the kind of reading I’ve been doing. I have physically been weaving together and collaging different elements in my attempt to combine and digest the plethora of information and stories on feminist movements over time. From the documentary, Feminists: What Were They Thinking?, Laurie Anderson states that women are, “Very skilled at understanding networks and how things work, seeing things as not a big story line with a big narrative arc, but as a fabric that is bound together. You can’t do anything without it affecting something else.” With this mentality in mind, the idea of creating a “fabric” of ideas and materials has been imperative for the making process. I’ve been covering up layers and information, while revealing and emphasizing other areas. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1613496324786-1R4IMMLWNZBHJR91JYH1/Wilson_3.jpg Pink - Wet Pillows I was intrigued by how the common materials of cheesecloth, hair, staples, glue, water, and paint could create such off-putting images. The unsettling images in combination with a supposedly comforting object like a pillow is humorous and absurd. It shows the impact of materials on how we understand and form association with objects and images. https://www.iwilson.art/flowerpeople daily 0.75 2025-06-03 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/c7b2a574-f6c1-4690-8b05-fe05d526f4c8/IMG_6221.JPEG Public Art Before picture at Angels Rest Hiker's Haven, Flower and Bee portrait, latex paint on siding and plywood, 7x10 feet, May 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/4c749d82-7833-4fe2-963e-ba1c9c5be2d6/20210526_134023_Original.JPG Public Art Detail at Lickskillet Hostel in Bland VA, Mountain landscape III, 6x18 feet, latex paint on drywall, May 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/974c6bb5-4d6b-46b3-8fc2-21ad9ded81ea/6+sunflower+copy.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/9d60555c-9bc1-4c8f-9249-753c96370747/7614AE29-F068-4589-8324-3448949C1E08.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1881f67b-d745-4cb3-a9d1-1f4babc92eaf/20210526_134034_Original.JPG Public Art Detail at Lickskillet Hostel in Bland VA, Mountain landscape III, 6x18 feet, latex paint on drywall, May 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/93b59c4b-8db5-415a-9059-da8feb0c465c/20210602_112300_Original.JPG Public Art Laughing Heart Lodge and Hostel in Hot Springs, NC, Mountain landscape IV, 6x15 feet, latex paint on wood fencing, June 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/867d840f-4d85-4c10-9634-50362e0ce9d4/biking+3.png Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/562bee1f-2d88-4952-b3db-610c79b015a5/CF5D9DA5-8396-4F10-945B-02DA4D64AD66.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1624384751440-8WOM1HW4L8BDZ7CT3BI9/20210524_155531_Original.jpg Public Art Angels Rest Hiker's Haven, Flower and Bee portrait, latex paint on siding and plywood, 7x10 feet, May 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/86848a16-3ea5-487f-8a62-17a69736369d/20210526_134459_Original.JPG Public Art Detail at Lickskillet Hostel in Bland VA, Mountain landscape III, 6x18 feet, latex paint on drywall, May 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/c3854f14-d2e1-4113-af87-6e99a6cb55b2/mens.jpg Public Art Uncle Johnny's Hostel, Men's Room portrait, 2.5x7 feet, latex paint on wood, May 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/0f5feed1-657e-4dac-8de5-dece729b307c/danceposeorange.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/dbceefc7-3b07-4d6a-85b0-b857d4b704d7/40585795-E115-4A18-B43B-C8C4087B7CE9.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/dab9135a-4600-4e44-a6af-8d042d607892/women+copy.jpg Public Art Uncle Johnny's Hostel, Women's Room portrait, 2.5x7 feet, latex paint on wood, May 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/be62ccc4-7f7d-4de4-8f83-ca0697927b2a/flower+and+bee.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/653bcc8c-665e-49ea-8389-e376cfb5adbf/44DA7397-B251-4639-B0C1-F2FB63F53473.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/71edcb94-40d2-4192-95bf-8cb4f5745500/flower+friends+2.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/a343a3c2-b150-42e0-afeb-4ff8f9100e3d/IMG_2624.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/0a502032-e1f6-4de6-87a2-1bcb40d7477f/sunbathing+3.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/53fa14a0-ab3f-4db7-afec-a853ef5dfffe/IMG_2637.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/5b99261e-4a6a-46e2-a31e-dc9989fa7417/watering+flower+2.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/55cc6862-f051-4a0c-b2b0-469e4950bdca/winter+flower.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/bcf0213b-5b2b-4bc2-9168-4801b738d68a/yoga+flower+2.jpg Public Art https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1624474430388-UGKKLLWGVR8A2D05NIET/Appalachian_Trail_Map.jpg Public Art - Murals on the Appalachian Trail The Appalachian Trail is just under 2200 miles long and extends along the Eastern Appalachian mountains of the United States from Springer Mountain in Georgia to Mount Katahdin in Maine. In 2020, I hiked nearly 1500 miles of the trail. When I returned from my four month hike, I created “Flower People” in the series Keep Walking. In May and June of 2021, I returned to the A.T. and painted six murals at hostels on the trail in Virginia, North Carolina, and Tennessee (see map). I connected with hostels that I had stayed at the previous year as a hiker and offered to paint a mural in my style of “Flower People” anywhere at their hostel on a work-for-stay/donation-basis. Since this trip, “Flower People” have made their way into murals in Michigan, Illinois, and Georgia. In 2022, I returned to complete hiking the entire 2194 miles of the Appalachian Trail. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1639517790749-KK8N0VLJI010USYP68S3/flower+man+copy.jpg Public Art - Flower People After hiking over mountains and through the rural small towns of the United States for four months, I shifted my focus from feminist issues to thoughts on how to simply get through the day. Walking became a meditative process and the trail was a way for me to withdraw from social media and the uncertainty of the world. The “Flower People” reflect the joy, excitement, and wonder of experiencing the forest, while also showcasing the mental fatigue and aching pains of constant walking. The drawing on the right is the first “Flower Person.” Walking along in both a solemn and silly manner, the flower person and dog carry umbrellas. Below is a gallery of other “Flower People” doing a variety of activities. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1624391981788-KL78V7R53JW4KG88SXHT/IMG_6173.JPG Public Art - Stanimal’s 328 Hostel Waynesboro, VA The first mural on our trip was at Stanimal’s in Waynesboro, VA. After staying here in September of 2020, I knew that it would be a great place to reconnect with and start this new journey. We painted two walls in the basement —making it a more inviting and colorful space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/9bd34483-7219-481f-86b4-fa4b23bbbbbb/glasgow.jpg Public Art - Stanimal’s 328 Hostel Glasgow, VA Our second mural along the Appalachian Trail was in Glasgow, VA. We glued and nailed two thin sheets of plywood and primed them to create this 7x7 foot mural. This covered outdoor space welcomes hikers coming off the trail and provides a great space for hanging out and meeting people. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1624386623710-L6HBZNQOBNWCN4HQWNAJ/bee.jpg Public Art - Angels Rest Hiker’s Haven Pearisburg, VA Angel’s Rest is a spacious and peaceful hostel. This shed was located in an area used for tenting and hammocking. It was an exciting challenge to paint over siding and doors and transform the front of this building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1639682182197-KUUD079WRVNXTAG6MQT0/lickskillet.jpg Public Art Lickskillet Hostel in Bland, VA Our fourth stop on the Appalachian trail was at Lickskillet Hostel. The owner, Mongo, renovated an old church in Bland, VA and put in bunks, couches, and a kitchenette. Hikers are able to comfortably sleep inside, shower, do laundry, and most importantly, eat. This hostel works on a donation basis, just like how we offered our murals. It’s hard to imagine, but it can work on the Appalachian trail! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1624477837112-PU57ESXNIYBJF2EJWGXQ/20210602_112324_Original.jpg Public Art - Laughing Heart Lodge and Hostel Hot Springs, NC Directly welcoming North-bound hikers coming off the trail, Laughing Heart was our final stop on the Appalachian Trail. We completed this blue and purple mountain landscape to compliment the brown fencing and historic building. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/fa4bc789-69c9-4e34-a864-bf5260bba2a0/peterwhite.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1648143369820-SSS7DQIB5TWIW1QDMXWV/lockchicago+copy.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/55c27152-9479-4435-b6fb-87cdb11f1975/CFA1A1AE-ACDE-4454-94E3-1E311728F3DB.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/2a853cdc-b0e7-4cf0-909e-d4bfd528e6e7/SalonSotofinal.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/0519c596-c5b8-4eb7-8a65-716bf7d6fdf8/elsewhere+4.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/9b564e7c-720c-47ff-9902-794459d76a1a/chicagoskyline.jpg https://www.iwilson.art/artistquilt daily 0.75 2025-11-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/192ab6b8-0fcb-4419-8463-533ca5ffc510/IMG_6451.jpg Artist Quilt Artist Quilt Exhibition at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL from November-December 2022 On display with over 600 pieces from high school students displayed on the back wall of the gallery. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1652974522214-EJLXKV8O0P2DFWCWRW2T/artistquiltstamps.jpg Artist Quilt Artist Quilt on display at Stamps School of Art and Design, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI from May 6-September 6, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1651606999222-TNPL8X6JX7DQLHWG7MGA/artist+quilt+small.jpg Artist Quilt Artist Quilt, 5.5x16 feet, mixed-media on canvas and fabric, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1651607408836-LVM4VBOYG5DCW81QEE7G/IMG_2311.jpeg Artist Quilt - Timeline At the beginning of January 2022, I reached out to all of my fellow makers asking them to join me in a collaborative project. If they were interested, I mailed them a square of canvas (6x6, 12x12, or 18x18 inches), and asked them to make something green, dendritic, and any medium. After receiving 88 squares in the mail, I sewed everything together for the first exhibition in Evanston, IL on May 1, 2022. The “Artist Quilt” was then exhibited at Stamps School of Art and Design at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, MI from May-October, 2022. Most recently it was exhibited at the Brierly Gallery at New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL from November-December 2022. There it inspired over 600 high school students to make pieces based on the same prompt that were displayed on the back wall of the gallery and the quilt was hanging in the center of the space. The gallery became a community. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1651607889454-VNODTV44R94MPHJ2FUH4/greenpaintswatch.jpg Artist Quilt Green Immediately, green felt like the right choice for this project. Green conjures up notions of nature, growth, connections, decay, and rebirth. The Latin word for green: Viridis “is related to a large family of words that evoke vigor, growth, and life: virere (to be green, to be vigorous), vis (strength), vir (man, masculine singular), ver (spring), virga (stem, rod), perhaps even virtus (courage, virtue)” (Pastoureau). However, it also carries with it associations of envy, poison, infection, and evil. One of the reasons for this is that it was a difficult pigment for humans to master for both paint and dyes. The pigment produced was either weak, temperamental, faded over time, or was actually poisonous. For example, Scheele’s green was an extremely popular pigment in Britain in the 1800s for wallpaper, yet “a six-inch-square sample of such a paper was found to contain enough arsenic to poison two adults” (St. Clair). It is surprising that green was such a difficult color to produce, given how extensive it is in nature. Perhaps green is difficult because it is the color of being alive. Green, like a plant, is ephemeral. Once a plant stops photosynthesizing, the chlorophyll stops absorbing light for energy (and reflecting the green that we see), and we are left with gray and brown plant debris. In this way, green represents the bountiful life and regeneration that we witness every year, but it also signifies death and decay by its inevitable disappearance. Green has been and is the color we associate with nature, and I knew that I needed to use it for this project. My investigation into the relationships that trees and fungi form underground has been the basis for the creative networking seen in the Artist Quilt. Based on his research on fungal networks, Sheldrake states: “Biology— the study of living organisms—has transformed into ecology—the study of the relationships between living organisms.” Shifting our focus from individual organisms (or artists), green represents the interconnectedness of many individuals and species. All of these connections stand to make us more successful. In Finding the Mother Tree, Suzanne Simard writes: “Ecosystems are so similar to human societies–they’re built on relationships. The stronger those are, the more resilient the system.” https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1651608256680-GRRFVLW4QQHR96EI3MIU/IMG_1043.JPG Artist Quilt Photograph from Driftwood beach on Jekyll Island, GA, October 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1651608380160-OMCF5O3DHEJXECGUUKTL/IMG_3886.jpg Artist Quilt - Quilting The medium of quilting was exactly what this project needed for a few reasons. For one, it is historically a way for groups of people to work on the same project. Especially in the past, before fabric, thread, and dye were easily accessible, the time intensive process of quilting brought people together (typically women). From the text, The American Quilt, Roderick Kiracofe writes: “By their very nature, quilts perfectly met the innate human needs to express oneself artistically and to enjoy the companionship of friends.” While I was unable to physically be in the same space as the artists participating in this quilt, the medium still allowed for a large-scale collaboration. The artwork that people sent me far exceeds anything I would’ve been able to produce on my own in terms of quantity, vitality, and range of expression. Quilting has historically been a feminine practice, and consequently, seen as a lower art form or as just a “craft.” Most of the fabric in this piece is actually canvas typically used for paintings, and a fascinating element is the blurring of lines between quilt and painting. Now that we don’t need to remain attached to our gendered roles in society, at least not to the extent as in the past, this quilt questions the boundaries of media, gender roles, and what we consider as “fine art.” Lastly, quilting is analogous to the kind of language used to describe the web of connections happening in fungal networks underground. Merlin Sheldrake writes: “Mycelium is ecological connective tissue, the living seam by which much of the world is stitched into relation.” The language used to describe the mycorrhizal connections of plants and trees directly resembles the terms used for sewing and stitching techniques of quilting. Both quilting and fungi are then also related to the cellular relationships happening within our bodies. Simard particularly likes making these comparisons. For example, she writes: “This courageous root was as vulnerable as a growing bone...its long threads joined to the talons of the giant trees.” Inspired by the dendritic webs happening underground and within our bodies, quilting perfectly relates to these concepts as another form that creates organic connections. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1651608480981-VQTKXSF0O4K4S5X8MGLK/IMG_3371.JPG Artist Quilt Concluding Statement The Artist Quilt has been an incredible experience linking together my artist community into one collaborative piece. I am so grateful to everyone who enthusiastically participated and sent me invigorating works of art; the response to the original prompt is beyond what I could have ever imagined. The final form of this piece encapsulates the themes of green, dendritic, and community and showcases a wide range of material explorations, color studies, and dendritic connections. By taking a step back and learning from the way that forests provide support to a variety of species through the underground web, this quilt shows the way that physically linking these squares together creates a piece far more powerful than any of these studies on their own. To quote Suzanne Simard again, she writes: “Our success in coevolution–our success as a productive society–is only as good as the strength of these bonds with other individuals and species.” https://www.iwilson.art/artistbio daily 0.75 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/78e6fa3b-c0e1-4da2-9a2d-40526a45e8ef/963A4BD9-CC1B-4A2B-A151-CC148823B052.JPG https://www.iwilson.art/inquire daily 0.75 2025-11-07 https://www.iwilson.art/ecdysis-1 daily 0.75 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/fa2a64c5-2640-40ea-8f4b-a019bc0d7fd3/topohilia+copy.jpg Ecdysis Topophilia I, ink on canvas, 120x150cm, 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1762716506447-HJPJMF609BILAEFMTY9Z/ecdysis.png Ecdysis Ecdysis, ink and emulsion paint on canvas, 186x300cm, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/3b3821e0-b07a-433e-9d85-b3c0795d771e/topophilia2+copy.jpg Ecdysis Topophilia II, ink on canvas, 120x150cm, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/01a3706d-8257-46cc-b00e-996d3574492e/60x80-4.jpg Ecdysis Topophilia III, ink on canvas, 60x80cm, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/abd6a87d-292f-49a0-bd1b-edd283969be7/new.jpg Ecdysis Topophilia IV, ink on canvas, 110x135cm, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/9594931e-3263-406a-aa5f-fe1fb49d1b8d/ecdysisdetail.jpg Ecdysis Ecdysis (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/ed3837a2-905a-4389-a0ba-17e196855778/IMG_0772.JPG Ecdysis Topophilia I (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/fed9b480-c695-4ecd-9b79-5fba56670154/new+copy.jpg Ecdysis Topophilia IV (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/e2186701-0bfe-45cb-9347-ce4297fb4a8b/IMG_4422+2.JPG Ecdysis Ecdysis (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/fe712844-005d-40e7-97ed-212c3f7efaa6/IMG_0771.JPG Ecdysis Topophilia I (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/79a973b6-45f7-460e-8744-ccef8c397ede/IMG_1746.JPG Ecdysis Topophilia II (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/7dfda8f6-da7d-45ed-acc4-9910a9010e95/IMG_1750.JPG Ecdysis Topophilia II (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/cb37f4a7-d6ed-4425-bae4-135b88013617/IMG_4423+2.JPG Ecdysis Ecdysis (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/ef79c95c-0339-40f3-b07b-428011255f1a/IMG_4424+2.JPG Ecdysis Ecdysis (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/7ae47b2d-9814-4ec1-b3cd-faf66d8435cc/IMG_4425+2.JPG Ecdysis Ecdysis (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/c9433fe2-732e-44ee-a017-2fc80d996ac8/IMG_4577.JPG Ecdysis Ecdysis Study https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/3d78620f-a43b-4b8c-884a-068020ae5008/StudioEcosystem+copy.JPG https://www.iwilson.art/availableartwork daily 1.0 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/2391bcc1-f420-42cc-b42b-8a7044be5c77/2.jpg Paintings Limestone at the top of the hill (ink and oil pastel on paper, 12x16in/30x42cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1ae00c97-daef-44cc-b768-c2b0d6065e74/estuary2.jpg Paintings Estuary (installed for "What the River Brought Me," an exhibition, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/b4500e5e-c862-409e-bdb1-ec539fdd7831/IMG_5309.jpg Paintings Moss II (oil pastel and ink on canvas, 26x33in/66x82cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/391601e1-94c7-4ed2-910d-17ec2058b068/limestonehorizontal.jpg Paintings Limestone (horizontal installation, ink and emulsion paint on canvas, 60x98in/150x250cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/543a5cd2-d919-4742-ada4-85c74fe5b434/Issy_Wilson_InternodesonWall.jpg Paintings Internodes (ink, tea, acrylic, and emulsion paint on canvas, 48x60in / 120x150cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/0d87ded3-2a80-40ff-805e-6aaae7355ccc/new+2.jpg Paintings Winter Lake (ink, emulsion paint, charcoal, and gouache on canvas, 39x45in/100x114cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/fec69a49-c60c-49bc-bacc-e0698a4a5450/1+2.jpg Paintings Dawn Topography I (ink on canvas, 12x16in/30x42cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/f651e8a2-8efa-4de3-973e-08100c17a304/whiteblaze.jpg Paintings White Blaze (ink, charcoal, and acrylic on canvas, 24x35in/60x90cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/a8f77f8e-2417-43e2-8b74-c95daa8977c0/rhizomes4.jpg Paintings Rhizomes IV (ink on canvas, 12x47 in/30x120cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1762287606215-RVJXVLKELB3GGKU9O1JE/13%2Bcopy.jpg Paintings Landscape of a past painting (ink, emulsion paint, and PVA on canvas, 24x79in/60x200cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/6e0edd81-46f3-4f71-9a4b-17880ea36ef4/1.jpg Paintings Burrow II (ink, earth pigments, and emulsion paint on canvas, 24x35in/60x90cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/0c5d87b3-ca83-493d-8201-fa6ed2a927a1/creaturequilt.png Paintings The Nursery (cheesecloth, acrylic, and PVA on canvas, 62x125in/160x320cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/ce1b2567-56a2-4398-81ce-6ea5e892b60b/5.jpg Paintings Stone wall from the Wood Loop (watercolor and ink on paper, 4x6in/10x14cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/91b1632f-ee0b-4134-bd8e-b7de7ae34459/Estuary.jpg Paintings Estuary (ink, acrylic, and PVA on canvas and muslin (left piece of canvas can be stretched), 60x70in/150x180cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/3cf6cf07-c764-4aa1-991f-bd07a442b2e0/IMG_5260.jpg Paintings Moss III (oil pastel and ink on canvas, 10x12in/25x30cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/602d9143-bd7e-45ce-87ac-92e2f98e2df4/MoFo+-+L23+-+Issy+Wilson.jpg Paintings Limestone (installation for the MoFo Art Prize, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/6268c587-0c5f-4401-8506-41561a32a5ca/internodespic.jpg Paintings Internodes (installed for "Reverberant Ecologies" exhibition, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/749f74d6-9252-46d9-bbb7-49a56c4b0ff2/6baby.jpg Paintings Ice (ink and emulsion paint on canvas, 12x16in/30x42cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/6e5ac20b-78f0-4f6a-a901-7d10967866d8/IMG_2931.jpg Paintings White Blaze (installed at Patrician Gallery, Wilmette, IL) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/2372c450-df28-4337-8de7-143e8825db16/longpainting.jpg Paintings Landscape of a past painting (ink, emulsion paint, and PVA on canvas, 24x79in/60x200cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1b390336-9b30-4176-8b83-86af77ac8270/IMG_3600.jpg Paintings Burrow I and II (installed for "Reverberant Ecologies" exhibition, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/ac542489-20e3-43f3-a11c-b8e2e26cc3c0/IMG_4572.JPG Paintings Winter Lake (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1762723523633-FVKWU0FGYT1JVGBR90WN/rhizome4.jpg Paintings Rhizomes IV (ink on canvas, 12x47 in/30x120cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/98518b0a-1377-40b9-89d3-e11b8b25fd75/3+copy.JPG Paintings The Nursery (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/d23231c6-a746-4486-bf0d-f726d0604b0f/8.jpg Paintings Ballyvaughn (watercolor and ink on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/29519839-7494-4572-805b-61db476e244e/bluedot.jpg Paintings Blue Dot (gouache pigment on canvas, 13x28in/33x71cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/74e5e6c1-7a32-4a3f-841c-2a6aa5972ba7/Screenshot+2024-06-28+at+2.21.44+PM.png Paintings Limestone (ink and emulsion paint on canvas, 60x98in/150x250cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/22028659-af8e-46aa-bc33-39d749be5e0c/7+copy.jpg Paintings Creature (ink, acrylic, and cheesecloth on canvas, 12x16in/30x42cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/f96d39b8-d3fd-49bc-8ab2-d9faa9129d81/IMG_4574.JPG Paintings Winter Lake (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/aa28a5a2-7c6a-49bd-b540-59d244f577d0/IMG_3596.jpg Paintings Landscape of a Past Painting (Reverberant Ecologies exhibition, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/7c8e7b1a-63a7-4e75-81ac-a08bbbc444a4/IMG_3589.JPG Paintings Internodes (installed for "Reverberant Ecologies" exhibition, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/38393cda-95de-4cbb-8c1b-b7b462c5eccb/IMG_1360.jpg Paintings Estuary (can be stretched to 32x64in/82x164cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/9a834fdc-7242-49e0-9613-62a257ab36d6/detail4.jpg Paintings The Nursery (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/d6bc978a-8500-44f3-80ae-c17aca1b8cda/6.jpg Paintings Ridge II (watercolor on paper, 8x16in/20x40cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/7a64898f-d259-4dc6-b4a2-f1f15b8a02fe/4.jpg Paintings Ridge I (ink on canvas, 10x24in/25x60cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/7f8fbb8b-34b4-4a2b-815a-900380bf4e48/detail.JPG Paintings Limestone (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/00b28db6-5cc8-44d1-8280-fae821b413a0/8+30x42.jpg Paintings Stone study (Ink and charcoal on hair canvas, 12x16in/30x42cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/8b469334-d8bc-4b86-9a72-6741f73bb97e/IMG_5396.jpg Paintings Winter Lake (ink, emulsion paint, charcoal, and gouache on canvas, 39x45in/100x114cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/7b67ab1e-3278-4ff8-b72e-f0fbe12542c7/IMG_4522.JPG Paintings The Nursery (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/cad16aea-1637-4166-b0a0-37fb5d823d5f/IMG_5397.jpg Paintings Fern study (watercolor and ink on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/9744dbc7-9210-4e6f-8437-3178bc5abbd4/IMG_5308.jpg Paintings Fungal Circuit I (ink and gouache on canvas, 19x28in/48x71cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1cc567d6-a271-4bfd-b459-c151524c9681/limestonevertical2.jpg Paintings Limestone (vertical installation, ink and emulsion paint on canvas, 60x98in/150x250cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/d86e624f-4c6e-4434-8a36-c7a0c26a5cea/3rocks.jpg Paintings Residual (ink on canvas, 12x16in/30x42cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/7f0c2468-d4a9-4183-8ef9-2fffd639a369/nursery.jpg Paintings The Nursery (installed at Patrician Gallery) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/0a29e797-3dbe-428a-99eb-0c8f81783bca/1.jpg Paintings Stone wall outside of Monk's (watercolor, ink, and oil pastel on paper, 12x16in/30x42cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/7e6340a6-eacb-47c7-9709-7231a6c2bc92/IMG_5323.jpg Paintings Fungal Circuit II (ink on canvas, 26x36in/66x91cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1b862137-4a51-4aa9-8c05-b821bd070238/Screenshot+2025-08-27+at+11.20.45+AM.png Paintings Limestone (as published by Curatory Magazine) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/803c8d83-e311-4e3f-a939-d1ee3c72613c/7.jpg Paintings Limestone composition (watercolor, ink, and oil pastel on paper, 8x12in/21x30cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/6b0f98bd-deab-4991-b942-2833be6b30d2/IMG_5261.jpg Paintings Nursery study (ink and acrylic on canvas, 12x13in/30x33cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/5447796d-2f51-4586-a070-5e98229f93df/3.jpg Paintings Sprouts (ink and white pigment on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/961bf4d2-2cd6-4539-abe6-c6c553a6f8c7/IMG_5310.jpg Paintings Pebbles (ink and emulsion paint on canvas (can be stretched or framed), 18x21in/45x53cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/23f6d985-1516-41e7-8c7b-a632f40440f5/10.jpg Paintings Ghost (ink on paper, 8x12in/21x30cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/cfdc59b7-3481-4740-932d-d8b67bb394fb/IMG_5313.jpg Paintings Topophilia Study I (ink on canvas, 20x20in/50x50cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/e7223688-6059-454c-8a6d-f733365c9230/Issy+Wilson%2C+River+Rocks%2C+2024-25.jpg Paintings The Burren (moss and limestone study, ink, oil pastel, and pigment on paper, 12x16in/30x42cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/803c7d13-26eb-4b19-a52a-e09c79be9b2a/IMG_5315.jpg Paintings Topophilia Study II (ink on canvas, 19x24in/48x60cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/3af1527f-d07c-45b6-933a-1423f55cace0/IMG_5259.jpg Paintings Winter lake study (charcoal and ink on paper, 8x12in/21x30cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/ab3ac297-6fec-431d-ab2e-c83a343df2d7/IMG_5381.jpg Paintings Topophilia Study III (ink on canvas, 20x26in/50x66cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/80f5ef6f-a52c-42be-94b3-236271aacec8/IMG_5273.jpg Paintings Meditation I (oil pastel on paper, 4x6in/10x14cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/4bfb5c87-e00d-428d-a5e6-21349032853e/IMG_5279.jpg Paintings Meditation II (ink on paper, 4x6in/10x14cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/4b58bda5-3de4-4748-a2a5-1f0409b76451/IMG_5285.jpg Paintings Ridge study (graphite on paper, 8x12in/21x30cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/e09ea6ec-6603-4181-a9be-74201c296658/IMG_5278.jpg Paintings Brick wall (ink, charcoal, and oil pastel on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/628bdf5d-089b-462b-adbc-2339896becf9/IMG_5268.jpg Paintings Pebbles study (ink and oil pastel on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/3b2885ed-b64d-4ede-93e1-38b5b2add1fd/IMG_5275.jpg Paintings Stone Wall in the Burren (watercolor and marker on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/32e72fc6-0672-4f94-a93d-44c61ba59826/IMG_5267.jpg Paintings Coastal rocks in Ireland (water color, ink, and marker on paper, 8x12in/21x30cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/19cca462-3be3-453d-8c66-8a76ce9cadb6/11.jpg Paintings Internodes study (ink on paper, 8x12in/21x30cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/204a4684-483d-4a46-ad7e-780a013a4b48/IMG_5271.jpg Paintings Internodes study II (ink, oil pastel, and tea on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/62644e55-898d-42b4-b01d-04765cc270bb/IMG_5305.jpg Paintings The Burren I (ink, tea, and emulsion paint on paper, 12x16in/30x42cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/3868b29b-fff7-49ac-ae12-42c77acdd34c/IMG_5303.jpg Paintings The Burren II (ink, tea, and emulsion paint on paper, 12x16in/30x42cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/87f32f2c-cfdd-4325-ad86-c11cdd1cc62e/IMG_5288.jpg Paintings Ecdysis study (ink, pen, oil pastel and tea on paper, 8x12in/21x30cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/928a4c87-ddbc-411c-8e28-d05d79374d8f/IMG_5264.jpg Paintings Limestone study (oil pastel and graphite on paper, 10x16in/25x40cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/29a2e1bd-8aa1-459c-9e72-481320d471cb/IMG_5280.jpg Paintings Wing study (pen and marker on paper, 4x6in/10x14cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/af3d5401-1e16-4de0-ac1f-551f170edc8c/IMG_5297.jpg Paintings Spill I (ink on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/505fecc3-3ac0-4c20-bb4f-cdb5bbe892bb/IMG_5290.jpg Paintings Spill II (ink on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1fb7030d-5611-439c-bb8c-c22d110be1b6/IMG_5291.jpg Paintings Spill III (ink on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/907cf7a5-85a2-4f49-a890-07f77237989f/IMG_5286.jpg Paintings Yellow study I (ink and pigment on paper, 4x6in/10x14cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/e09ba2ff-f370-4060-b4de-593c32eb4be8/IMG_5282.jpg Paintings Yellow study II (ink and pigment on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/64df2e14-46cf-4f2e-b930-1ff215e99425/IMG_5296.jpg Paintings Yellow study III (ink and pigment on paper, 8x12in/21x30cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/5b4dd239-c0eb-4674-98a5-2b91d7c9ede1/IMG_5299.jpg Paintings Yellow study IV (ink and pigment on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/8f8ce382-f5fc-407c-a9c7-b0abdb28fb0d/IMG_5274.jpg Paintings Yellow study V (ink and pigment on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/34794c3c-c4df-4680-8827-42a557f729e4/IMG_5300.jpg Paintings Yellow study VI (ink and pigment on paper, 8x12in/21x30cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/f70a20ef-1a58-4657-be31-edc94b35411c/IMG_5306.jpg Paintings Branches in the Burren (ink and watercolor on paper, 8x12in/21x30cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/fa429bd7-5616-454c-949e-d79c8c3bff78/IMG_5292.jpg Paintings Residual I (ink on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/f7fe9785-b901-437c-94f5-8d62c2045bd3/12.jpg Paintings Residual II (ink on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/e67444c6-110c-4442-a0a0-cf47ac082373/IMG_5298.jpg Paintings Vestige III (ink on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/4852058a-1575-460c-980e-15ffa6515a8b/IMG_5270.jpg Paintings Line sketch I (ink on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/223101c6-0c1d-4f96-aa3f-dd095a588421/IMG_5295.jpg Paintings Line sketch II (ink and emulsion paint on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/7a3c74aa-1ebf-4b2f-a96e-f02fbfd6a087/IMG_5281.jpg Paintings Rhizomes II study (ink on paper, 4x6in/10x14cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/889e532b-e250-456f-82cd-40138d63f977/IMG_5287.jpg Paintings Gnarl II (ink on paper, 4x6in/10x14cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/d12037af-2b79-4c66-99f5-0db873c2cd73/IMG_5293.jpg Paintings Rhizome Landscape (ink and pigment on paper, 8x12in/21x30cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/9c93371d-a2a2-45be-81bf-2345bacef68b/cottonplant.jpg Paintings Cotton study (18x18in/45x45cm, oil pastel and marker on parchment paper) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/5dce0c1e-4341-4e60-8797-7384d7fead2c/13.jpg Paintings Moss I (oil pastel and ink on paper, 6x8in/14x21cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/e49e8389-7322-4e9b-b3c2-3302454ecdce/3.jpg Paintings Blue study (watercolor on paper, 4x6in/10x14cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/cb5d6043-6a70-409e-a9a9-2773375590c1/detail.JPG https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/c673fcea-3e47-411f-8297-6e338f1797cf/3.jpg https://www.iwilson.art/boundarylayer daily 0.75 2026-03-17 https://www.iwilson.art/reverberantecologies daily 0.75 2026-03-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/f51e5dcf-e959-4089-94e4-e69ae982e6cd/Issy+Wilson%2C+Burrow+II%2C+2025+copy+2.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Burrow I (ink, earth pigments, and emulsion paint on canvas, 24x35in/60x90cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/6e0edd81-46f3-4f71-9a4b-17880ea36ef4/1.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Burrow II (ink, earth pigments, and emulsion paint on canvas, 24x35in/60x90cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/789b34cd-5a71-4514-af29-c6432d76a737/charybdis.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Charybdis (ink, acrylic, pigment, and emulsion paint on canvas, 60x60in/150x150cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1ae00c97-daef-44cc-b768-c2b0d6065e74/estuary2.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Estuary (ink, acrylic, and PVA on canvas and muslin (left piece of canvas can be stretched), 60x70in/150x180cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/6268c587-0c5f-4401-8506-41561a32a5ca/internodespic.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Internodes (installed for "Reverberant Ecologies" exhibition, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/aa28a5a2-7c6a-49bd-b540-59d244f577d0/IMG_3596.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Landscape of a Past Painting (Reverberant Ecologies exhibition, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/22028659-af8e-46aa-bc33-39d749be5e0c/7+copy.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Creature (ink, acrylic, and cheesecloth on canvas, 12x16in/30x42cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/09f6a6c9-aa44-4e77-879a-8d86a7e53b83/Issy+Wilson%2C+Turtle+Stones%2C+2025.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Turtle Stones, ink, muslin, and paper towels https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/05a1b312-f101-450f-9840-739d2e718510/grounding5.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Grounding V (ink, acrylic, and gouache on canvas, 48x60in/120x150cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1b390336-9b30-4176-8b83-86af77ac8270/IMG_3600.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Burrow I and II (installed for "Reverberant Ecologies" exhibition, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1b390336-9b30-4176-8b83-86af77ac8270/IMG_3600.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Burrow I and II (installed for "Reverberant Ecologies" exhibition, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/bc0a86cb-8af4-4c14-923c-29bf56a8066c/charybdis.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Charybdis (ink, acrylic, pigment, and emulsion paint on canvas, 60x60in/150x150cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/91b1632f-ee0b-4134-bd8e-b7de7ae34459/Estuary.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Estuary (ink, acrylic, and PVA on canvas and muslin (left piece of canvas can be stretched), 60x70in/150x180cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/543a5cd2-d919-4742-ada4-85c74fe5b434/Issy_Wilson_InternodesonWall.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Internodes (ink, tea, acrylic, and emulsion paint on canvas, 48x60in / 120x150cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/2372c450-df28-4337-8de7-143e8825db16/longpainting.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Landscape of a past painting (ink, emulsion paint, and PVA on canvas, 24x79in/60x200cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/62640fae-248b-4ca7-bef3-8660dfc4f4f3/IMG_3585.JPG Reverberant Ecologies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/a16aa4ef-b343-4dee-bd47-b9884a5e9f9d/IMG_5755.JPG Reverberant Ecologies Grounding V (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/e082fb9b-0679-40a6-b1aa-4b751d7d878b/detail.JPG Reverberant Ecologies Charybdis (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/7c8e7b1a-63a7-4e75-81ac-a08bbbc444a4/IMG_3589.JPG Reverberant Ecologies Internodes (installed for "Reverberant Ecologies" exhibition, London) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/1762287606215-RVJXVLKELB3GGKU9O1JE/13%2Bcopy.jpg Reverberant Ecologies Landscape of a past painting (ink, emulsion paint, and PVA on canvas, 24x79in/60x200cm) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/84b779ff-ed27-47c4-8a14-bb3d6b6ca8b6/IMG_3586.JPG Reverberant Ecologies https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/6c75d90e-a326-405e-8315-1bcd3e66b046/IMG_5756.JPG Reverberant Ecologies Grounding V (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/b2700855-5656-485e-8f16-27c897833ea2/IMG_5757.JPG Reverberant Ecologies Grounding V (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/90155af3-ba34-4ce6-94bb-0f4eeec17496/IMG_5758.JPG Reverberant Ecologies Grounding V (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/ca2db4aa-57f3-4dad-8997-cc8d2e62f637/IMG_5759.JPG Reverberant Ecologies Grounding V (detail) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/601ae900eab6050589f122ac/485f1d4d-6a43-434e-860e-32812f65bcd7/IMG_5768.JPG Reverberant Ecologies Grounding V (detail)