Garden Delights Arts & Crafts
Unique Photo Arts by Heidi Rand

Your Bio


I am a photographer dedicated to creating original and unique artwork that celebrates nature.
I use my photographs and the designs I create from them in my handmade mixed media pieces. One of my specialties is printing directly on silk and cotton (which I use to make fabric vases, scarves, purses, sachets, etc.). I also use different transfer techniques to incorporate my images onto wood, tile, glass...and more. See my handmade artwork at http://GardenDelightsArts.etsy.com


To see my original designs on a wide variety of products: t-shirts, mugs, cards, and sneakers, go to http://www.zazzle.com/gardendelightsarts*

My books, Mandalas and Kaleidoscopes, are now available --
To see a preview of Mandalas, go to http://www.lulu.com/content/2614048
To see a preview of Kaleidoscopes, go to http://www.lulu.com/content/2711032

If you're in the San Francisco Bay Area, my studio is always open by appointment. For more information or to come by to see my work, email me I'd love to meet you!

See my ebook on inkjet fabric printing, now available through my etsy shop: http://tinyurl.com/mpf6j8
or preview and download it at Lulu.com:http://tinyurl.com/mnoyru

This is a short list of my upcoming workshops, all in El Cerrito CA at Canyon Trail Park & Art Center.

Saturday January 16, 2010, noon to 3:30. Handmade jewelry with your inkjet printer

Sunday February 21, 2010, noon to 4. Inkjet heat transfer techniques

Interested in any? Please email me

Any questions or comments? Just let me know

Galleries

Garden Design Fabrics : These fabric designs all originate from elements of my photographs, which I kaleidoscope using an incredible program called Kaleider (get it at http://whizical.com)

Garden Design Fabrics

These fabric designs all originate from elements of my photographs, wh ...

Updated: Aug 15, 2009 8:22am PST

Abstracts : I make my abstract collages from my original nature photographs. I duplicate and add photos to the mix, blending them and adding or subtracting elements, shifting colors, sometimes using brush strokes to render the photographs more painterly.

Abstracts

Treasures - Mixed media art : Here are examples of the artwork I make from my photographs. For some I print directly onto silk or cotton and sew the fabric into purses, vases, scarves, and more. I also use various transfer techniques to put the photos onto wood, tile, glass, etc. Please email me to check on availability, to see similar pieces, or to ask about a custom order.

Treasures - Mixed media art

Mandalas : My book of Mandalas is available -- To see a preview or order a copy, go to http://www.lulu.com/content/2614048

Mandalas

Kaleidoscopes : Fresh patterns spring from nature's patterns echoed...

Kaleidoscopes

Butterflies and Insects :

Butterflies and Insects

Orchids : Original photographs of orchids, artistically rendered...

Orchids

Roses : Original photographs of a wide variety of roses, artistically rendered...

Roses

Flowers :

Flowers

Birds :

Birds

Animals (okay, mostly cats) :

Animals (okay, mostly cats)

Turtles and Tortoises :

Turtles and Tortoises

Plants and Trees :

Plants and Trees

People :

People

Still Life :

Still Life

Life cycle of the monarch butterfly : This gallery has photos of monarch butterflies, starting with the eggs that a butterfly lay on the milkweed plants in our garden on March 20, 2009. We left most of the eggs on the plants, but brought some inside. We will keep them until they hatch, then release them. Generally, the cycle from egg to butterfly takes about a month. The first caterpillar emerged from its egg on March 26th, and they had all emerged by the next day. See photos of the empty egg, and of the caterpillars. It's April 11th, and the caterpillars are about an inch long. George thinks they're at their third or fourth instar (that's the stage between sheds of their skin). The first caterpillar pupated (turned into a chrysalis) on April 18th. On May 1st the first set of chrysalises started to turn dark, and then their wings started showing through the chrysalis, which means they are getting ready to emerge (eclose). May 2nd, near midnight, the first butterfly emerges! Over the night to the morning of May 3rd, five of them emerged. The last two emerged on May 4th, and George released them during the day while I was at work because the weather improved. They were very ready to go, flying away immediately to the north rather than hanging around on the flowers we provided for them. These photographs are relatively small so I could load them quickly. If you're interested in ordering copies, please email me at heidirand@aol.com, I will upload a larger file for you. If you have any comments of questions, please email me, I'd love to hear from you.

Life cycle of the monarch butterfly

Life cycle of the anise swallowtail butterfly : These are my photographs of anise swallowtail butterflies, which we raise from eggs that we find on the fennel in our garden. We bring them inside and feed the caterpillars fennel or yampah (which is the native larval food for this butterfly, very difficult to find these days), keep them through the chrysalis stage until they emerge, and then we release them. I have more photos and will be adding them soon, check back!

Life cycle of the anise swallowtail butterfly

worldOne festival 2009 : July 4th 2009 worldOne Festival in El Cerrito. Thanks to Corey and Debra Sue, producers extraordinaire!! Corey and I worked to make four of my mandala designs into 12 foot banners hanging as the backdrop to the stage. Huge kudos and thanks to Corey and Debra Sue for an incredible Festival!

worldOne festival 2009

July 4th 2009 worldOne Festival in El Cerrito. Thanks to Corey and Deb ...

Updated: Jul 05, 2009 9:06am PST