Caitlin Wichlacz
@caitlinwichlacz.bsky.social
Archaeologist, Arts + Science
May 28, 2025 at 9:31 PM
The garden was just waiting for my return
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May 27, 2025 at 9:14 PM
The garden was just waiting for my return
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Thank you, Verde Valley Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society, and thank you, Sedona. This research project was funded by a David Wilcox Archaeology Grant from the Verde Valley Chapter of AAS, and it was a real pleasure to share the results in person.
🏺 #archaeology #academicsky
🏺 #archaeology #academicsky
May 27, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Thank you, Verde Valley Chapter of the Arizona Archaeological Society, and thank you, Sedona. This research project was funded by a David Wilcox Archaeology Grant from the Verde Valley Chapter of AAS, and it was a real pleasure to share the results in person.
🏺 #archaeology #academicsky
🏺 #archaeology #academicsky
The Spring 2025 issue of the Journal of Arizona Archaeology (Volume 11, number 1) is out today! Copies are available in the members section of the AAC website, or from the AAC web shop.
aac.wildapricot.org/JAZA
🏺 #archaeology #academicsky #ArizonaArchaeologicalCouncil #JAZA
aac.wildapricot.org/JAZA
🏺 #archaeology #academicsky #ArizonaArchaeologicalCouncil #JAZA
May 24, 2025 at 4:28 PM
The Spring 2025 issue of the Journal of Arizona Archaeology (Volume 11, number 1) is out today! Copies are available in the members section of the AAC website, or from the AAC web shop.
aac.wildapricot.org/JAZA
🏺 #archaeology #academicsky #ArizonaArchaeologicalCouncil #JAZA
aac.wildapricot.org/JAZA
🏺 #archaeology #academicsky #ArizonaArchaeologicalCouncil #JAZA
Arizona friends, I'll be giving a public talk in Sedona next week on recent research on Salado polychrome ceramics in the Phoenix Basin. Archaeological ceramics + archaeological science = new insights on regional interactions during the 14th and 15th centuries. (more in alt text)
🏺 #archaeology
🏺 #archaeology
May 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Arizona friends, I'll be giving a public talk in Sedona next week on recent research on Salado polychrome ceramics in the Phoenix Basin. Archaeological ceramics + archaeological science = new insights on regional interactions during the 14th and 15th centuries. (more in alt text)
🏺 #archaeology
🏺 #archaeology
What a treat it was to share the room (and my research!) with this amazing group of researchers in the Ceramics and Archaeological Sciences session at the Society for American Archaeology 2025 meeting in Denver.
#SAA2025Denver #🏺 #archaeology
#SAA2025Denver #🏺 #archaeology
May 2, 2025 at 10:27 PM
What a treat it was to share the room (and my research!) with this amazing group of researchers in the Ceramics and Archaeological Sciences session at the Society for American Archaeology 2025 meeting in Denver.
#SAA2025Denver #🏺 #archaeology
#SAA2025Denver #🏺 #archaeology
Fancy Eggs
This year, I tried wax-resist designs on brown eggs with hibiscus and turmeric dyes, but I think I added too much vinegar. Both the dye and part of the shell etched away, leaving the brown color only where the wax was. Unintentional, but I like it. I might do this on purpose next time!
This year, I tried wax-resist designs on brown eggs with hibiscus and turmeric dyes, but I think I added too much vinegar. Both the dye and part of the shell etched away, leaving the brown color only where the wax was. Unintentional, but I like it. I might do this on purpose next time!
April 21, 2025 at 11:01 PM
Fancy Eggs
This year, I tried wax-resist designs on brown eggs with hibiscus and turmeric dyes, but I think I added too much vinegar. Both the dye and part of the shell etched away, leaving the brown color only where the wax was. Unintentional, but I like it. I might do this on purpose next time!
This year, I tried wax-resist designs on brown eggs with hibiscus and turmeric dyes, but I think I added too much vinegar. Both the dye and part of the shell etched away, leaving the brown color only where the wax was. Unintentional, but I like it. I might do this on purpose next time!
Five minutes of swatching and mixing was enough for me to fall in love with this little trio of Oregon colors. I don't often play with mixing my handmade paints, but I see that I have some underexplored possibilities here!
#handmadewatercolors #earthpigments #watercolor #art
#handmadewatercolors #earthpigments #watercolor #art
April 10, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Five minutes of swatching and mixing was enough for me to fall in love with this little trio of Oregon colors. I don't often play with mixing my handmade paints, but I see that I have some underexplored possibilities here!
#handmadewatercolors #earthpigments #watercolor #art
#handmadewatercolors #earthpigments #watercolor #art
Two bookmarks with 15th and 17th century European motifs, in progress.
Strathmore watercolor paper and watercolor paint from Beam Paints. Candle for ambience. I will draw over the watercolor with silverpoint later.
#watercolor #wip #art
Strathmore watercolor paper and watercolor paint from Beam Paints. Candle for ambience. I will draw over the watercolor with silverpoint later.
#watercolor #wip #art
April 7, 2025 at 1:58 AM
Two bookmarks with 15th and 17th century European motifs, in progress.
Strathmore watercolor paper and watercolor paint from Beam Paints. Candle for ambience. I will draw over the watercolor with silverpoint later.
#watercolor #wip #art
Strathmore watercolor paper and watercolor paint from Beam Paints. Candle for ambience. I will draw over the watercolor with silverpoint later.
#watercolor #wip #art
April 7, 2025 at 1:45 AM
Tiny impressionist study from last weekend's painting workshop.
6 x 4.5 cm, after Abbott Fuller Graves, "In Bloom"
Watercolors handmade from Oregon rocks, lapis lazuli, and a bit of Lukas china white to add opacity and bring out pastel tones.
#watercolor #tinyart #masterstudy #handmadewatercolors
6 x 4.5 cm, after Abbott Fuller Graves, "In Bloom"
Watercolors handmade from Oregon rocks, lapis lazuli, and a bit of Lukas china white to add opacity and bring out pastel tones.
#watercolor #tinyart #masterstudy #handmadewatercolors
April 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
Tiny impressionist study from last weekend's painting workshop.
6 x 4.5 cm, after Abbott Fuller Graves, "In Bloom"
Watercolors handmade from Oregon rocks, lapis lazuli, and a bit of Lukas china white to add opacity and bring out pastel tones.
#watercolor #tinyart #masterstudy #handmadewatercolors
6 x 4.5 cm, after Abbott Fuller Graves, "In Bloom"
Watercolors handmade from Oregon rocks, lapis lazuli, and a bit of Lukas china white to add opacity and bring out pastel tones.
#watercolor #tinyart #masterstudy #handmadewatercolors
Heard a lovely concert by the Portland Baroque Orchestra tonight, and the pre-concert lecture touched on several very interesting ideas that set my mind in pleasing motion. An excellent evening.
March 16, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Heard a lovely concert by the Portland Baroque Orchestra tonight, and the pre-concert lecture touched on several very interesting ideas that set my mind in pleasing motion. An excellent evening.
Inspired by antique portrait miniatures, here is my watercolor portrait of the lovely Louise Pascal in 18th century costume.
~1.5 x 2 in. (~3.75 x 5 cm)
Watercolor paints handmade from Oregon rocks.
#watercolor #portrait #tinyart #portraitminiature #handmadewatercolors
~1.5 x 2 in. (~3.75 x 5 cm)
Watercolor paints handmade from Oregon rocks.
#watercolor #portrait #tinyart #portraitminiature #handmadewatercolors
March 10, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Inspired by antique portrait miniatures, here is my watercolor portrait of the lovely Louise Pascal in 18th century costume.
~1.5 x 2 in. (~3.75 x 5 cm)
Watercolor paints handmade from Oregon rocks.
#watercolor #portrait #tinyart #portraitminiature #handmadewatercolors
~1.5 x 2 in. (~3.75 x 5 cm)
Watercolor paints handmade from Oregon rocks.
#watercolor #portrait #tinyart #portraitminiature #handmadewatercolors
March 10, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Writing writing
March 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Writing writing
Then suddenly one day it was spring
March 1, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Then suddenly one day it was spring
Playing with 18th-century-inspired repeating patterns and some new watercolors from The Art of Soil.
#watercolor #earthpigments
#watercolor #earthpigments
February 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Playing with 18th-century-inspired repeating patterns and some new watercolors from The Art of Soil.
#watercolor #earthpigments
#watercolor #earthpigments
I had the great pleasure of giving a guest lecture for the Archaeological Method and Theory class at PSU yesterday. I had a fantastic time talking about experimental archaeology and ceramics research. Thank you, Dr. Nims, for the invitation!
February 13, 2025 at 5:09 AM
I had the great pleasure of giving a guest lecture for the Archaeological Method and Theory class at PSU yesterday. I had a fantastic time talking about experimental archaeology and ceramics research. Thank you, Dr. Nims, for the invitation!
A tiny watercolor take on Rachel Ruysch's Flowers in a Vase from the mid-1680s. 1.5 inches (~4 cm) dia. Painted with my handmade watercolors.
#tinyart #watercolor #masterstudy #RachelRuysch
#tinyart #watercolor #masterstudy #RachelRuysch
February 2, 2025 at 10:21 PM
A tiny watercolor take on Rachel Ruysch's Flowers in a Vase from the mid-1680s. 1.5 inches (~4 cm) dia. Painted with my handmade watercolors.
#tinyart #watercolor #masterstudy #RachelRuysch
#tinyart #watercolor #masterstudy #RachelRuysch
Cook, anticipate, enjoy.
Happy new year!
Happy new year!
January 30, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Cook, anticipate, enjoy.
Happy new year!
Happy new year!
Chop, roll, fill, fold, pinch
January 30, 2025 at 4:23 AM
Chop, roll, fill, fold, pinch
I took a walk this frosty morning and picked a few early violets. They are now releasing their scent in the afternoon sun. This is one of the good things in life.
January 28, 2025 at 10:32 PM
I took a walk this frosty morning and picked a few early violets. They are now releasing their scent in the afternoon sun. This is one of the good things in life.