Leah Wells
@leahwellsstudio.bsky.social
Artist ~ Curator ~ Nature Girl
✨Photography / Printmaking / Botanical Alchemy✨
www.leahwells.com
✨Photography / Printmaking / Botanical Alchemy✨
www.leahwells.com
Wading into the Anthotype pool. 💜
The image is a botanical contact print crow that I made with onion skins. I photographed the crow and used it to print the images below.
Top: 2 layers Ox-eye sunflower under 2 layers of black current.
Bottom: 4 layers Rose of Sharon
Exposure time : 30 hrs
The image is a botanical contact print crow that I made with onion skins. I photographed the crow and used it to print the images below.
Top: 2 layers Ox-eye sunflower under 2 layers of black current.
Bottom: 4 layers Rose of Sharon
Exposure time : 30 hrs
September 28, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Wading into the Anthotype pool. 💜
The image is a botanical contact print crow that I made with onion skins. I photographed the crow and used it to print the images below.
Top: 2 layers Ox-eye sunflower under 2 layers of black current.
Bottom: 4 layers Rose of Sharon
Exposure time : 30 hrs
The image is a botanical contact print crow that I made with onion skins. I photographed the crow and used it to print the images below.
Top: 2 layers Ox-eye sunflower under 2 layers of black current.
Bottom: 4 layers Rose of Sharon
Exposure time : 30 hrs
"Persephone" has also been selected for Naturalist Galley's Figurative show.
Hydrangea botanical contact print made with my daughter's college graduation flowers. 💕
As always celebrating the divine feminine and our intricate connection to the Earth. ✨✨✨
Hydrangea botanical contact print made with my daughter's college graduation flowers. 💕
As always celebrating the divine feminine and our intricate connection to the Earth. ✨✨✨
July 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
"Persephone" has also been selected for Naturalist Galley's Figurative show.
Hydrangea botanical contact print made with my daughter's college graduation flowers. 💕
As always celebrating the divine feminine and our intricate connection to the Earth. ✨✨✨
Hydrangea botanical contact print made with my daughter's college graduation flowers. 💕
As always celebrating the divine feminine and our intricate connection to the Earth. ✨✨✨
I am thrilled that "Harithi" has also been selected for Naturalist Galley's Figurative show.
Hydrangea and rose petal botanical contact print. As always celebrating the divine feminine and our intricate connection to the Earth. ✨✨✨
Beautiful inspiration by the incredible @ericlalone.bsky.social
Hydrangea and rose petal botanical contact print. As always celebrating the divine feminine and our intricate connection to the Earth. ✨✨✨
Beautiful inspiration by the incredible @ericlalone.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
I am thrilled that "Harithi" has also been selected for Naturalist Galley's Figurative show.
Hydrangea and rose petal botanical contact print. As always celebrating the divine feminine and our intricate connection to the Earth. ✨✨✨
Beautiful inspiration by the incredible @ericlalone.bsky.social
Hydrangea and rose petal botanical contact print. As always celebrating the divine feminine and our intricate connection to the Earth. ✨✨✨
Beautiful inspiration by the incredible @ericlalone.bsky.social
So pleased that "Astri" has been selected for the Figurative show at Naturalist Gallery. The essence of the Divine Feminine. ✨✨✨
Hydrangea and Japanese maple botanical contact print. Inspired by the incredible work of @ericlalone.bsky.social
Hydrangea and Japanese maple botanical contact print. Inspired by the incredible work of @ericlalone.bsky.social
July 17, 2025 at 1:43 PM
So pleased that "Astri" has been selected for the Figurative show at Naturalist Gallery. The essence of the Divine Feminine. ✨✨✨
Hydrangea and Japanese maple botanical contact print. Inspired by the incredible work of @ericlalone.bsky.social
Hydrangea and Japanese maple botanical contact print. Inspired by the incredible work of @ericlalone.bsky.social
"Ode to Ruth", a botanical contact print made of rose petals and carnations and based on the iconic image In The Box Vertical by Ruth Bernhard, has been selected for Naturalist Gallery's Figurative show. I am so pleased. This was truly a labor of love. Process shot included. ✨
July 10, 2025 at 10:09 PM
"Ode to Ruth", a botanical contact print made of rose petals and carnations and based on the iconic image In The Box Vertical by Ruth Bernhard, has been selected for Naturalist Gallery's Figurative show. I am so pleased. This was truly a labor of love. Process shot included. ✨
The Burden is Heavy. Monotype on Arches Cover Paper.
June 8, 2025 at 4:02 AM
The Burden is Heavy. Monotype on Arches Cover Paper.
Enchanted forest at sundown. ✨
May 25, 2025 at 2:34 AM
Enchanted forest at sundown. ✨
Wisteria peacock. 🦚Botanical contact print in progress. Inspired by a stunning image from @saltaylorkydd.bsky.social
May 10, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Wisteria peacock. 🦚Botanical contact print in progress. Inspired by a stunning image from @saltaylorkydd.bsky.social
The thrill of not one, but two Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. ❤️
May 6, 2025 at 12:08 PM
The thrill of not one, but two Rose-breasted Grosbeaks. ❤️
Flowering Cherry 🌸
April 20, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Flowering Cherry 🌸
Butterfly Mica Monoprint. 🦋
April 16, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Butterfly Mica Monoprint. 🦋
I am so pleased that Juno has been juried into the Maryland Federation of Arts show Human Expressions.
Mixed media rose Botanical Contact Print of the glorious Anh Wisle.✨✨✨
#botanicalcontactprint
#roses
Mixed media rose Botanical Contact Print of the glorious Anh Wisle.✨✨✨
#botanicalcontactprint
#roses
April 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I am so pleased that Juno has been juried into the Maryland Federation of Arts show Human Expressions.
Mixed media rose Botanical Contact Print of the glorious Anh Wisle.✨✨✨
#botanicalcontactprint
#roses
Mixed media rose Botanical Contact Print of the glorious Anh Wisle.✨✨✨
#botanicalcontactprint
#roses
Daisies for spring 🌼
#botanicalcontactprint made into sculptural form. #mothernature
✨Photo collaboration with the magnificent @tracejournals ✨
#botanicalcontactprint made into sculptural form. #mothernature
✨Photo collaboration with the magnificent @tracejournals ✨
March 20, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Daisies for spring 🌼
#botanicalcontactprint made into sculptural form. #mothernature
✨Photo collaboration with the magnificent @tracejournals ✨
#botanicalcontactprint made into sculptural form. #mothernature
✨Photo collaboration with the magnificent @tracejournals ✨
March 16, 2025 at 3:14 AM
Wild. Forever ago. Where it almost seems like time began. Image transfer over botanical contact print. 🖤
March 13, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Wild. Forever ago. Where it almost seems like time began. Image transfer over botanical contact print. 🖤
Figure. Botanical Contact Print. Hydrangea and Japanese Maple. ✨ Inspired by the incredible work of @ericlalone.bsky.social ✨ #art #botanicalcontactprint
March 9, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Figure. Botanical Contact Print. Hydrangea and Japanese Maple. ✨ Inspired by the incredible work of @ericlalone.bsky.social ✨ #art #botanicalcontactprint
Crane Botanical contact print. Chrysanthemum and eucalyptus. 💛
March 1, 2025 at 4:29 AM
Crane Botanical contact print. Chrysanthemum and eucalyptus. 💛
Finding peace in quiet moments. 🤍 Great Egret.
February 28, 2025 at 1:35 AM
Finding peace in quiet moments. 🤍 Great Egret.
Some days the day job is superb. Juvenile Bald Eagle in a marsh snow squall. Taken on a handheld iPhone through a scope. 🤍
February 21, 2025 at 12:30 AM
Some days the day job is superb. Juvenile Bald Eagle in a marsh snow squall. Taken on a handheld iPhone through a scope. 🤍
Juno / The goddess of marriage, childbirth, light, and women. ✨
Rose botanical contact print portrait of the enigmatic Anh Wisle.
Rose botanical contact print portrait of the enigmatic Anh Wisle.
February 19, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Juno / The goddess of marriage, childbirth, light, and women. ✨
Rose botanical contact print portrait of the enigmatic Anh Wisle.
Rose botanical contact print portrait of the enigmatic Anh Wisle.
In between days.
February 18, 2025 at 1:00 AM
In between days.
Gifts from the Universe. Northern Flicker skull, deer vertebrae, indigo. 💙
February 15, 2025 at 2:24 AM
Gifts from the Universe. Northern Flicker skull, deer vertebrae, indigo. 💙
Forever enchanted by winter. The Universe is listening. 💙
February 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Forever enchanted by winter. The Universe is listening. 💙
Time to dig out the press. 🦋
February 7, 2025 at 2:06 AM
Time to dig out the press. 🦋
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Window strike. 😞
February 5, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Window strike. 😞