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Maine College of Art & Design
2022 BFA Exhibition
May 20 - June 3
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Opal Robinson

cover of Wild Food Foraging in Your BackyardDigital Print, 2022, 6.5x9” Dandelion in Wild Food Foraging in Your BackyardDigital Print, 2022, 6.5x9” Common Violet in Wild Food Foraging in Your BackyardDigital Print, 2022, 6.5x9” Multiflora Rose in Wild Food Foraging in Your BackyardDigital Print, 2022, 6.5x9” Japanese Knotweed in Wild Food Foraging in Your BackyardDigital Print, 2022, 6.5x9” Virginia Strawberry in Wild Food Foraging in Your BackyardDigital Print, 2022, 6.5x9” Lobster Mushrooms in Wild Food Foraging in Your BackyardDigital Print, 2022, 6.5x9” Broadleaf Cattail in Wild Food Foraging in Your BackyardDigital Print, 2022, 6.5x9” Northern Red Oak Acorn in Wild Food Foraging in Your BackyardDigital Print, 2022, 6.5x9” Eastern White Oak Acorn in Wild Food Foraging in Your BackyardDigital Print, 2022, 6.5x9”


Wild Food Foraging in Your Backyard

In my work I seek to bridge the gap between science and art, and I have made that a reality these past few months with this project. “Wild Food Foraging in Your Backyard” serves as both an enriching educational tool for my community, as well as an encouragement towards ecological sustainability. The hope is that my wild food guide will act as a friendly gateway into exploring nature, and all the benefits it has to offer, for people of all ages. This is only just the beginning, as I intend to make this an ongoing project after graduation. My plan is to offer the guide as a free downloadable PDF from my website allowing people to print it from home, their neighborhood library or use the services of a local print shop. Accessibility, and more specifically, accessibility to information, is an important part of my practice, and is the main reason this guide will not be behind a paywall.

Bio

Opal Robinson is an illustrator, born, raised and educated in Portland, Maine. She will receive her BFA from the Maine College of Art and Design in 2023. Her work consists of scientifically accurate botanical illustrations, animal remains and the occasional fairy. She seeks to evoke feelings of whimsy for the viewer in and alongside historically important forms of documentation.
Maine College of Art & Design
522 Congress St.Portland, ME 04101