Welcome to a brand new series here on the blog! In this new series we will be invited to view the sketchbook of different artists. We hope this encourages you to create, play and to embrace the freedom that can come from exploring new ideas.
This month we are welcomed into the sketchbook of Auria Bohn. Auria is an American mixed media artist who has been living in Italy for nearly twenty years. She presently resides on Monte Morello, a small mountain just outside of Florence where she shares a 500 year-old stone farm house with her husband, two young, energetic boys, two black cats, wild cinghiale, an owl family and numerous geckos. Since moving to the countryside, she’s been rediscovering her artistic path – one that has led her through many twists and turns since her youth. Having been raised by parents that were both artists themselves, she grew up in an environment that nurtured and sparked her curiosity for the arts. Fresh sumi-e ink, wet oil paintings and wood smoke from raku ceramic firings were a part of her daily, family life. Presently in the thick of raising her own children in Italy, her creative journey has reemerged stronger than ever. Led by her curiosity and love of watercolors and inks, Auria has passed the last five years exploring the boundaries of these mediums and even making her own out of local plant species, vines, and rock samples she finds out her back door. Her mixed media pieces combine a variety of materials, many of them hand made in Italy – including vintage papers from the local antique market and metallic leaf manufactured by Giusto Manetti -a historic Italian family of guilders. Artmaking, simply put – has been her home away from home – a space that continues to connect her to her creative upbringing and the abundance of the natural world.
Love so many things about this artist and her work! The natural color palettes and the way her work makes me feel. Just luscious!
Really really inspiring!!! A delicious meal of inspiration. Much gratitude for the share. 💖
Really really inspiring!!! A delicious meal of inspiration. Much gratitude for the share. 💖
Loved this, learned new techniques…your art is so beautiful. I do journals also and have created 2 or 3 pages a day for years… don’t have any idea what ill do with all these books😂
Thanks for the amazing inspiration, can’t wait to discover suminagashi!
I so enjoyed waking up today and feasting my eyes on Auria’s sketchbooks. She is a constant source of inspiration and curiosity which only encourages me to do the same with my own artistic quest. Thanks for this gift!
Loved this peek into Auria’s sketchbooks, creative process and workspace. Thanks so much for sharing!
Loved this peek into Auria’s sketchbooks, creative process and workspace. Thanks so much for sharing!
How delicious and so inspiring! Thank you for sharing!
I loved this sketchbook tour. I learned two new ideas. Very motivating.
Oh this was really inspiring. Thank you!
Auria, thank you for sharing your gorgeous sketchbooks and studio space. The aged books and your beautiful surroundings were SUCH an inspiration. I found the suminagashi bits to be very intriguing…do you teach on this technique? (If not, whyyyyyyy?!! LOL)
Thanks again…..excuse me while I go back and watch the video a second, or fourth time!
This was just so enjoyable and wonderful. I found it so inspiring and encouraging. And, besides, Auria’s art is beautiful and interesting. Thank you so much for sharing!
So very inspiring and truly marvelous! Can’t wait to get to my studio. Thank you so much!☺️❤️
I really enjoyed seeing all the work in these sketchbooks. They have inspired me to experiment more and to create more as a journaling practice! Thank you so much for sharing this.
Fabulous to enter into the private world of Auria Bohn creations and her soulful creative space. A beautiful person with an inventive mind. Thanks so much for sharing!