Drawing and collecting are important parts of this art practice, something in the changing seasons calls me to make a book and step outside to observe.

* A handmade Artist Book from my time as artist in residence at Willowtail Springs Nature Preserve and Education Center in southwest Colorado.

Hi I'm an artist + jeweler. I was born in Durango Colorado and am based in Champaign-Urbana Illinois www.crystalhartman.com