Holiday Gift Guide
Every purchase directly supports independent artists and small businesses.
Links go straight to each creator’s own website, and The Verdancy Project doesn’t make anything from sales of other artists’ work.
Gifts and Original Artwork
A Dozen Delightful Birds to Look for and Where to Look in 2027: Road Trip Edition!
By Kacy McKinney
$34.00
This calendar includes 24 pages of original drawings by Kacy McKinney and information about a dozen birds best spotted on road trips and how to spot them. The calendar is 11 × 14 inches, secured at the top by two metal book rings.
Mini Pocket Flower Press
From The Verdancy Project
$20
A beautifully crafted tool designed for nature enthusiasts and creative souls. Handmade with meticulous attention to detail, this compact flower press allows you to preserve the delicate elegance of flowers and leaves, transforming them into timeless keepsakes.
The Earth’s Fingerprints Series, a curated collection of overpainted monotypes, investigates weathered Scots Pine bark textures and Markle Basalt rock patterns from the Scottish coastline. Each original piece is handcrafted with Cranfield eco-friendly inks, as well as, paints from the land itself, with special color features from my favorite Tennessee creek, Dunbar red rocks, and Verdancy Project’s rock beach.
The Earth's Fingerprints Fine Art Series
By LeeAnn Love
$18 - $150
Workshops, Lessons and Experiences
Encaustic Wax Painting Workshops
Workshops by Linda Robertson
$155 and up
Encaustic painting and photo encaustic workshops, both online and in a private studio in Vancouver, Washington. No drawing or painting experience needed, with all supplies included for most classes. Gift certificates are available!
Private Forest Bathing Walk
Offered by Earthbody Presence
$125 and up
Gift someone you care about a private, guided forest bathing walk with Earthbody Presence. Choose a solo experience, a walk with one other person, or a group walk for up to 12 people. Forest bathing, also called forest therapy, is inspired by the Japanese practice of shinrin-yoku. Slow down among the trees and remember your belonging!
Music Lesson
(Voice, Piano, Music Theory)
Offered by Maddy Ross
$86 and up
Hi! I'm Maddy Ross, operatic soprano, arts advocate, and music teacher! I work with artists of every experience level (no experience necessary) to improve your musical skills and your confidence in performing, creating, and enjoying music. In our lessons I will help you hone your goals, develop strategies to achieve those goals, and champion your artistry! Your interests guide us as we dive deeper into your musicality and artistic expression. Ages 10 and up.
Nurturing Creativity: A Guide to Building Your Artist Residency and Cultivating Creative Community, and Cycles of Creation: Five Years of The Verdancy Project for the friend who keeps saying they’d love to start something someday.
Residency Dreamer Bundle
Offered by Verdant Publishing
Special $32 (20% off)
Books
Offered by the Zymoglyphic Museum
$20 online, half price in person at the museum!
Brand new third edition featuring:
The Curator's Tale in 3 parts, interviews, and historic documents
Booklets issued by the museum
Excerpts from the books published by the museum press
Essays about the museum
Fiction, poetry, and visual art inspired by the museum and its region
Poetry Bundle
Offered by Verdant Publishing
Special $25 (20%off)
A Thousand Flames by Corey S. Pressman and The Small Particulars by Joellen Sweeney. Two poets who pay close attention to the everyday until it starts to feel a little like magic.