Kristin M Roach
@kristinmroach.bsky.social
This summer has been a lot and left little time for the normal summer things. Here is letter from my studio to you about rollling those unmet expectations right on in to fall + playing the cello. Again. Read it/listen to the newest letter on kristinmroach.substack.com.
September 17, 2026 at 3:36 PM
This summer has been a lot and left little time for the normal summer things. Here is letter from my studio to you about rollling those unmet expectations right on in to fall + playing the cello. Again. Read it/listen to the newest letter on kristinmroach.substack.com.
My other favorite things at the Amana Handworks convention. More weaving! I love the idea of weaving a boat from willow or using hickory bark for the chair seat. Amazing! #handworks2026
September 4, 2026 at 8:18 PM
My other favorite things at the Amana Handworks convention. More weaving! I love the idea of weaving a boat from willow or using hickory bark for the chair seat. Amazing! #handworks2026
Went to handwork convention in amana, Iowa today. My favorite part? The wool mill! They were giving tours and showed us all around the industrial dobby looms that have been in operation since the 80’s. They seemed so much smaller than the last time I was here (I was ~8yo, 🤣).
September 4, 2026 at 8:13 PM
Went to handwork convention in amana, Iowa today. My favorite part? The wool mill! They were giving tours and showed us all around the industrial dobby looms that have been in operation since the 80’s. They seemed so much smaller than the last time I was here (I was ~8yo, 🤣).
More Daisy! It’s her adoption anniversary and it’s been a joy! #poundpuppy
September 2, 2026 at 8:40 PM
More Daisy! It’s her adoption anniversary and it’s been a joy! #poundpuppy
Meet Daisy: a husky/Doberman mix from El Paso Texas, was hit by a car, and was rescued by safe paws iowa from a kill shelter. She is a sweet smarty pants & 85lbs. Draw back? Truly a husky triple threat fur bomb.
This week she had a full blow out. Now she can finally join me in the studio 🥰
This week she had a full blow out. Now she can finally join me in the studio 🥰
September 2, 2026 at 8:33 PM
Meet Daisy: a husky/Doberman mix from El Paso Texas, was hit by a car, and was rescued by safe paws iowa from a kill shelter. She is a sweet smarty pants & 85lbs. Draw back? Truly a husky triple threat fur bomb.
This week she had a full blow out. Now she can finally join me in the studio 🥰
This week she had a full blow out. Now she can finally join me in the studio 🥰
Painting every time: what am I doing and why do I put paint where I do? No clue. I would be a terrible painting teacher. It feels like magic more than intentional process.
And my friend gifted me this patio set to put outside my studio door. ❤️ Anticipating tomorrow’s morning tea and painting.
And my friend gifted me this patio set to put outside my studio door. ❤️ Anticipating tomorrow’s morning tea and painting.
August 31, 2026 at 5:22 PM
Painting every time: what am I doing and why do I put paint where I do? No clue. I would be a terrible painting teacher. It feels like magic more than intentional process.
And my friend gifted me this patio set to put outside my studio door. ❤️ Anticipating tomorrow’s morning tea and painting.
And my friend gifted me this patio set to put outside my studio door. ❤️ Anticipating tomorrow’s morning tea and painting.
Plantago major - one of my personal herbal allies. Plucked this from the gravel.
Kind of a commission. It’s one I’ve been meaning to do for awhile and I need it for the Plantain Salve kit I’m working on at job. So a commission for… me? 😆
Dm if you’d like me to do a commission for you ❤️
Kind of a commission. It’s one I’ve been meaning to do for awhile and I need it for the Plantain Salve kit I’m working on at job. So a commission for… me? 😆
Dm if you’d like me to do a commission for you ❤️
August 27, 2026 at 9:02 PM
Plantago major - one of my personal herbal allies. Plucked this from the gravel.
Kind of a commission. It’s one I’ve been meaning to do for awhile and I need it for the Plantain Salve kit I’m working on at job. So a commission for… me? 😆
Dm if you’d like me to do a commission for you ❤️
Kind of a commission. It’s one I’ve been meaning to do for awhile and I need it for the Plantain Salve kit I’m working on at job. So a commission for… me? 😆
Dm if you’d like me to do a commission for you ❤️
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#Poetry #Painting #EverdayMagic
Nature is not stingy
with her miracles
We simply forget to look
- Sara Sarna
🎨 Eric Bruni
Nature is not stingy
with her miracles
We simply forget to look
- Sara Sarna
🎨 Eric Bruni
August 25, 2026 at 11:52 AM
#Poetry #Painting #EverdayMagic
Nature is not stingy
with her miracles
We simply forget to look
- Sara Sarna
🎨 Eric Bruni
Nature is not stingy
with her miracles
We simply forget to look
- Sara Sarna
🎨 Eric Bruni
We say our house feels like a tree house. Despite local tree frogs assumptions, not actually a tree. Tree frog successfully related to its namesake.
I was seriously terrified of smashing this little one in the door, I didn’t see it until I was coming back inside.
#treefrog #froglover
I was seriously terrified of smashing this little one in the door, I didn’t see it until I was coming back inside.
#treefrog #froglover
August 25, 2026 at 8:29 PM
We say our house feels like a tree house. Despite local tree frogs assumptions, not actually a tree. Tree frog successfully related to its namesake.
I was seriously terrified of smashing this little one in the door, I didn’t see it until I was coming back inside.
#treefrog #froglover
I was seriously terrified of smashing this little one in the door, I didn’t see it until I was coming back inside.
#treefrog #froglover
Slime mold is so weird and wonderful.
When scientists put slime mold over a map of Tokyo, they used food to represent urban areas. After a day the mold created a network nearly identical to Tokyo's rail network: all this without any brain.
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August 24, 2026 at 9:30 PM
Slime mold is so weird and wonderful.
A letter from my studio to you about summer transitions and how I’ve been using oak gulls in the studio. Here's to hoping for future week where nothing terrible happens. (free preview of the letter + update) Full letter and podcast recording for paid subscribers.
August 24, 2026 at 4:19 PM
A letter from my studio to you about summer transitions and how I’ve been using oak gulls in the studio. Here's to hoping for future week where nothing terrible happens. (free preview of the letter + update) Full letter and podcast recording for paid subscribers.
Reposted by Kristin M Roach
During a street performance in Porto, an unexpected moment completely stole the audience's attention. A dog surprised everyone by climbing on top of the artist, confidently balancing while striking a true star pose.
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August 16, 2026 at 1:11 PM
During a street performance in Porto, an unexpected moment completely stole the audience's attention. A dog surprised everyone by climbing on top of the artist, confidently balancing while striking a true star pose.
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Decluttering before and after plus my first batch of beeswax bricks! Swipe to see the after. I didn’t quite capture it, but all the stuff under the counter is gone including 3 of 5 organizing units.
August 16, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Decluttering before and after plus my first batch of beeswax bricks! Swipe to see the after. I didn’t quite capture it, but all the stuff under the counter is gone including 3 of 5 organizing units.
Felt like coffee this morning. And then I felt like un petit déjeuner français too 🥰 I had such fun in Paris this spring and bringing little glimpses of it to my life here in Iowa is bringing me much joy.
August 16, 2026 at 1:48 PM
Felt like coffee this morning. And then I felt like un petit déjeuner français too 🥰 I had such fun in Paris this spring and bringing little glimpses of it to my life here in Iowa is bringing me much joy.
Zine Club is this Friday, August 14th, 4-7pm
RSVP to reserve a spot at the table to make zines with me. OR just show up to check out the distro and say hello. www.Kristinmroach.com/events for more details.
RSVP to reserve a spot at the table to make zines with me. OR just show up to check out the distro and say hello. www.Kristinmroach.com/events for more details.
August 10, 2026 at 4:27 PM
Zine Club is this Friday, August 14th, 4-7pm
RSVP to reserve a spot at the table to make zines with me. OR just show up to check out the distro and say hello. www.Kristinmroach.com/events for more details.
RSVP to reserve a spot at the table to make zines with me. OR just show up to check out the distro and say hello. www.Kristinmroach.com/events for more details.
A letter from my studio to you about painting a white fawn lily… I think.
Find the handwritten and illustrated letter over on substack + audio of me reading it outloud.
prints are now available
#artistpodcast #botanicalpainting #whiterockconservancy #plantid #fawnlily #bluepainting
Find the handwritten and illustrated letter over on substack + audio of me reading it outloud.
prints are now available
#artistpodcast #botanicalpainting #whiterockconservancy #plantid #fawnlily #bluepainting
August 9, 2026 at 1:34 AM
A letter from my studio to you about painting a white fawn lily… I think.
Find the handwritten and illustrated letter over on substack + audio of me reading it outloud.
prints are now available
#artistpodcast #botanicalpainting #whiterockconservancy #plantid #fawnlily #bluepainting
Find the handwritten and illustrated letter over on substack + audio of me reading it outloud.
prints are now available
#artistpodcast #botanicalpainting #whiterockconservancy #plantid #fawnlily #bluepainting
Here is a fun non art related thing. Just finished up a 3d charity bow shoot and did pretty okay! Got 4 bullseyes and over 300 for a score! Cheesiest of grins. Hoping this season to get my first “real” deer. Doing my part to help w herd management. #bowhunting
August 8, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Here is a fun non art related thing. Just finished up a 3d charity bow shoot and did pretty okay! Got 4 bullseyes and over 300 for a score! Cheesiest of grins. Hoping this season to get my first “real” deer. Doing my part to help w herd management. #bowhunting
Studio decluttering update. Friend came over to help ❤️ we started in a corner and I’m working my way around, decluttering and cleaning as I go.
August 6, 2026 at 7:28 PM
Studio decluttering update. Friend came over to help ❤️ we started in a corner and I’m working my way around, decluttering and cleaning as I go.
Music instruments made from junk around the house? I can't think of anything that's better for these last no-school days of summer.
Newest zine in the archive for paid Substack subscribers. Http://kristinmroach.substack.com
Newest zine in the archive for paid Substack subscribers. Http://kristinmroach.substack.com
August 3, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Music instruments made from junk around the house? I can't think of anything that's better for these last no-school days of summer.
Newest zine in the archive for paid Substack subscribers. Http://kristinmroach.substack.com
Newest zine in the archive for paid Substack subscribers. Http://kristinmroach.substack.com
So many trees in our backyard were just twisted in half and thrown to the ground. We are grateful the house is sound, and so sad our old oaks and maples and lindens and pines were destroyed. And practice lumberjack skills where safe to. And hiring out the rest to the pros.
July 21, 2026 at 4:27 PM
So many trees in our backyard were just twisted in half and thrown to the ground. We are grateful the house is sound, and so sad our old oaks and maples and lindens and pines were destroyed. And practice lumberjack skills where safe to. And hiring out the rest to the pros.
And the garden shed is, um, wearing a new hat? We are trying to find someone to come out and remove the limb so it doesn’t fall through the roof.
July 21, 2026 at 4:25 PM
And the garden shed is, um, wearing a new hat? We are trying to find someone to come out and remove the limb so it doesn’t fall through the roof.
😭 there is a deck grill under this tree I swear. Geesh. Just finished getting my studio somewhat in order too. First pic is looking out my living room through a shattered window (thank goodness the storm window is holding). The second is looking where the deck is… was.
July 21, 2026 at 4:23 PM
😭 there is a deck grill under this tree I swear. Geesh. Just finished getting my studio somewhat in order too. First pic is looking out my living room through a shattered window (thank goodness the storm window is holding). The second is looking where the deck is… was.
This is the post basement flooding chaos in my studio. Time to get back in order. I’m posting these before photos in an attempt to force an “after” photo by the end of the day. Decluttering is hard. Water damage forced my hand. Wish me luck.
July 16, 2026 at 3:18 PM
This is the post basement flooding chaos in my studio. Time to get back in order. I’m posting these before photos in an attempt to force an “after” photo by the end of the day. Decluttering is hard. Water damage forced my hand. Wish me luck.
Like many in Iowa we spent the last week recovering what we could from our too wet basement. Today was the more satisfying work of decluttering what was left (quite a bit thank goodness) and attempting to set it back to right. It’s amazing how much havoc 1” of water can do.
July 13, 2026 at 10:06 PM
Like many in Iowa we spent the last week recovering what we could from our too wet basement. Today was the more satisfying work of decluttering what was left (quite a bit thank goodness) and attempting to set it back to right. It’s amazing how much havoc 1” of water can do.