Katama Murray (she/her) is an eco artist, educator, naturalist, and small business owner from Blue Hill and Brooklin, Maine. Her mixed media work and company, Teach Peace Prints, are inspired by place-based making and our interconnectedness to the environment. While living and studying throughout regions of New England and the Midwest, she has always been influenced by the outdoors and the ways in which we coexist with the natural world. Utilizing locally foraged natural materials, she layers print and fiber processes to visually communicate ideas, observations, and perpetual experimentation. Katama has a BFA in Printmaking from Plymouth State University in New Hampshire, and an MFA in Printmaking from Indiana University-Bloomington. She has taught workshops and exhibited work throughout New England and beyond, yet will always be drawn to the beauty of the Northeast coast. Tuning into the rhythm of the seasons and the plants that exist within those moments of time helps to foster a deeper connection to local surroundings with respect, admiration, and care. With a passion for slow, multidisciplinary making, she strives to learn and teach together with people of all ages, hoping to inspire others to become more connected to the earth through the power of art and community. Ode to Late Spring is a series of cyanotype prints which honor the backyard plants that bloom in between two seasons of spring and summer. Using this photographic print process, each print on watercolor paper is created using the power of natural sunlight, alchemy, patience, and admiration for each plant. Common grass species which grow in this region are often overlooked during peak seasons amongst bright, blooming flowers. However, these grasses often yield the most interesting textures and forms, and invites one to further appreciate the diversity of surrounding species, amongst other local plants, which possess fascinating structure and detail upon closer inspection. Each print captures this transitional period, as well as a memory of a place, time, and collection of objects that cast their shadows for others to enjoy through a different lens of observation.