Studio Notes

Prints and Original Painting Available Save the Date mending @ the Octagon * Thursday, May 28, 2026 * 5:30 PM 6:30 PM Join me for the ongoing monthly mending social at the Octagon Center for the arts. Bring your project and a favorite beverage to enjoy. View Event → Roach Motel Zine Club * Friday, June 5, 2026 * 4:00 PM 7:00 PM Grab a tea from Little Woods and head up to my studio to make your own...

This week’s Letter was written August 27, 2025. End Notes * Original Goldenrod Painting & Open Edition Prints are now available. * Read the residency report from last year’s Lakeside Lab Residency. * Send me a letter: Kristin M Roach, 138 Main Street, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA. * See this and the rest of the handwritten letters from my studio to you . * See the full backyard botanical series . * Purch...

View the more of the Waxing & Waning series in my portfolio. * Enjoy the Craft Leftovers’ digital archive — a paid subscriber thanks! * Purchase Originals & Prints * Send me a letter: Kristin M Roach, 138 Main Street, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA. Passing through Central Iowa? See my work in person at my tea shop & gallery Little Woods Herbal (136 Main Street, Ames, Iowa) OR Now - August 9th my work is p...

This week’s Letter was written July 10, 2025. * Original Purple Salvia and Prints are now available. * Send me a letter: Kristin M Roach, 138 Main Street, Ames, Iowa 50010, USA. * See this and the rest of the handwritten letters from my studio to you . * See the full backyard botanical series . * Purchase Originals & Prints Passing through Central Iowa? See my work in person at my tea shop & galle...

This week’s Letter was written June 26, 2025. * Original Elder Berry Painting and Prints are now available. * See this and the rest of the handwritten letters from my studio to you . * See the full backyard botanical series . * Purchase Originals & Prints Passing through Central Iowa? See my work in person at my tea shop & gallery Little Woods Herbal (136 Main Street, Ames, Iowa). NOTE about Month...

This week’s Letter is from early April when spring was not quite fully here, and features the story of painting Sumac in the depth of summer during a rain storm. * Original Summer Sumac Painting and Prints are now available. * See this and the rest of the handwritten letters from my studio to you . * See the full backyard botanical series . * Purchase Originals & Prints Passing through Central Iow...

See this and the rest of the handwritten letters from my studio to you . See the full backyard botanical series . Purchase Originals & Prints Passing through Central Iowa? See my work in person at Little Woods Herbal (136 Main Street, Ames, Iowa) or come say hello in person at the Octagon Center for the Arts Mending Social. Sincerely, Kristin M Roach This is a public episode. If you'd like to disc...

This is a free preview of a paid episode. To hear more, visit kristinmroach.substack.com See this and the rest of the handwritten letters from my studio to you . See the full backyard botanical series . Purchase Originals & Prints Passing through Central Iowa? See my work in person at Little Woods Herbal (136 Main Street, Ames, Iowa) or come say hello in person at the Octagon Center for the Arts M...

A letter from my studio about the origins of the backyard botanical series - from grief to joy. See this and the rest of the handwritten letters from my studio to you . View the OG Amaryllis paintings See the full backyard botanical series . Purchase Originals & Prints Passing through Central Iowa? See my work in person at Little Woods Herbal (136 Main Street, Ames, Iowa) or come say hello in pers...

This week I share about the passing of my dog, the addition of new pets, re-vitalizing my studio practice and how I share my creative practice with you. The paradox of choice lead to me defaulting to my favorite format. Writing Letters. And then I decided to read it to you. Cozy up and take 5 to enjoy a hand-written letter, read out loud, take your time deciphering my writing, or read the transcri...