Marsha Lieberman

The subject of this drawing is overlapping pathways made by two bumblebees visiting a purple salvia plant in my herb garden. The plant is quite large, with flowering stalks that can accommodate many bees at a time. Each bee visited and revisited most of the dozen or so stalks; the distances between each landing (indicated […]

This is a mixed media drawing of an imaginary journey through the environment in which I live. Elements include water features and shoreline, “neighborhoods”, sharp-edged structures of varying sizes, bridges, and the path taken. The perspective is birds-eye, and the palette is loosely inspired by nautical charts. This is one of many small Wayfinding studies… Read more: Walking

A friend who was on a walking journey mentioned that one of her routes brought her to a very large meadow with no visible trace of the next portion of the trail. Without tools – map, compass, or GPS –  she would have had no idea which way to go. The fact that this occurred […]

This is a baby corn that was attached to the fully grown ear I selected from a local farmer. She detached the baby, opened its husk, and showed me that an individual silk was attached to each kernel. I did not know that is how it worked. Below is what echinacea looks like in August… Read more: Early Day, Before the Heat

This drawing shows a single visit of a hummingbird to flowers in my herb garden. The path is set against a  background that includes the sun and the impact that this body might have on the structure of the space surrounding it. The spatial elements and activity of the bird exist at different scales within […]