Rose L Williams

Rose L. Williams is a Visual Artist & Certified Expressive Arts Therapist working with Nature’s chemistry in her studio in Vancouver BC, Canada.

Rose critically investigates interstices between creative activity, trauma, transformation and aesthetics. Her paintings and photographs raise awareness around Wellness, Allopathic & Natural Medicine and the health of the Environment.

Grounded in a 40-year photography career, Rose combines Botanical mono-printing, natural dyes and recycled textiles into mixed media paintings, collages & commissions.

Recent subject matter embraces images of the natural world; trees, water, birds, fish, animals and leaves, the healing qualities that they embody, the extinctions they face and their symbolic associations with humanity.

Projects incorporating Biophilia, Phenomenology, and Environmental Conservation are representative of this artist’s perspective.

SELECTED WORKS

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Raw Earth Romance | Botanical print on repurposed raw silk | 54” x 34.5”
(Pink dogwood flowers, rose leaves,
marigold and herb Robert with logwood, cochineal, brazilwood dyes) — Raw Earth Romance | Botanical print on repurposed raw silk | 54” x 34.5” (Pink dogwood flowers, rose leaves, marigold and herb Robert with logwood, cochineal, brazilwood dyes)

Gentle Grit | Botanical print & watercolour on recycled cotton | 58” x 23”
(Cochineal, logwood & brazilwood dyes) — Gentle Grit | Botanical print & watercolour on recycled cotton | 58” x 23” (Cochineal, logwood & brazilwood dyes)

Resilient Rose Rejuvenate | Botanical print on repurposed Hospital Gown | 47” x 31”
(Rose leaves and eucalyptus, logwood and iron dye pot immersion) — Resilient Rose Rejuvenate | Botanical print on repurposed Hospital Gown | 47” x 31” (Rose leaves and eucalyptus, logwood and iron dye pot immersion)

Rose Warrior | Botanical print & mixed media on repurposed canvas | 18" x 24’’
(Pink dogwood flowers, cotinus/smokebush and rose leaves, Logwood dye) — Rose Warrior | Botanical print & mixed media on repurposed canvas | 18" x 24’’ (Pink dogwood flowers, cotinus/smokebush and rose leaves, Logwood dye)

Ferocious Feathers | Botanical print on repurposed reflective satin rayon | 50” x 28.5”
(Fern, oak and birch leaves, manjistha/ Indian madder tannin) — Ferocious Feathers | Botanical print on repurposed reflective satin rayon | 50” x 28.5” (Fern, oak and birch leaves, manjistha/ Indian madder tannin)

Blue Butterfly Blessings | Botanical print and mixed media on repurposed wool | 35” x 48”
(Bois Canot and mango leaves, cochineal pigment) — Blue Butterfly Blessings | Botanical print and mixed media on repurposed wool | 35” x 48” (Bois Canot and mango leaves, cochineal pigment)