About KBoyland Designs

For decades my botanical inspired impressions has involved capturing the delicate details of nature and days gone by in clay, print and wall art tile forms. The artwork is constantly evolving, often times reflecting the ever changing world we live in. 

Before creating botanical impressions: 

- I was a medical photographer at Georgetown University Hospital and medical school. Exaggerated facial features are often sculpted in ceramic form, my interpretation of how some saw themselves prior to plastic and reconstructive surgery.

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- Later I started and managed an art department for a contractor company. 

- My work in clay and print is apart of the Nature Printing Societies collection archived at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

Our garden is the main source of inspiration and plants used to create the impressions. My husband grows them and I smash them!  

 The botanical impressions are pieces of art that capture a moment in time much like a modern day fossil. Trees rapped in vines and fungus inspire the wood look sculptural forms in clay. My daughter Stephanie designed the dimensional vine hoops used in her macrame Tree of Life forms. Faces and heads are also influenced from my years as a medical photographer. River rock and crystals imbedded  in the hand formed clay represent discoveries found along a trail or stream.  Botanical  prints of the impressions are reminiscent of old world botanical illustration. Wall art tile forms represent looking through windows during the pandemic. The  details are softened, this reflects the lack of detail and clarity in our lives. The hand painted floral tile forms represent the  search for a better brighter tomorrow.

Enjoy as I have the beauty of nature and days gone by in my one of a kind handmade decorative only artwork.