Bloom

BloomWendy Whatley works as a visual designer for a tech company by day and on the side, she explores nature themes, which have roots in her upbringing in the lush woods of Virginia. After some time with watercolor and ceramics, she was inspired to translate that same language into a new medium, paper, which allows her to delve deeper into an abstract space with graphic shapes and textures. "I was eager to create this second paper series and get further

This chart features wildlife including red spruce

Sterling silver

and soldered brass earrings with gold fill ear wires

Every painting begins with a collection of shapes

anthropology

each composition existing in an imagined maximalist world that is characterized by flat planes of bold color

at institutions including Ringling College of Art & Design and his alma mater

we're not kidding when we call it itty bitty

a passion for composition

and markers known for their precision and reliability

Inviting the love of nature in spring & summer into your space

"My focus for this series was drawing attention to the unfair associations of corvids with negativity