Collaboration with Meaghan Lynch
Looking, Observing and Seeing....
Created during her Sou’wester Artist Residency, Brooklyn-based artist Meaghan Lynch developed a series of botanical illustrations inspired by the unique plant communities of the Long Beach Peninsula. Through walks, research, and close observation, she gathered and studied native species. Her drawings present these plants as distinct, living characters, offering a deeper connection to place and a shift in how we see the natural world. In collaboration with Ilwaco Artworks, this collection extends into postcards, ceramics, and decal packs, bringing the spirit of the peninsula into everyday objects.
“I was deeply inspired by my time hiking around the Peninsula. It led me to consider if I could return to my home in urban Brooklyn, NY with my “Peninsula Eyes” to pay as careful attention to moments of native plants in my daily life. Could I carefully catch glimpses of nature, while walking through the City? All these plants have a story to tell us, if we listen.”
Artist Bio:
Meaghan lives in Brooklyn, NY. She is an interdisciplinary artist/creator/mother of three. Her career spans design, education, and botanical illustration. She is a founding partner in a design studio, Studio Prospect. As a designer, she focuses on creating spaces that connect people to nature. Professionally, she has collaborated on award-winning residential spaces, commercial spaces, and public sites. She has taught design studios at various universities including SVA, the University of Pennsylvania, and Victoria University in New Zealand. Additionally, she maintains an urban native garden in Brooklyn with her children’s school, where she teaches elementary students about the rhythms and rituals of tending to a garden together. She has also taught sustainable technology courses in the design/build context.
