Summer 2019 Ground Shots land capsule
A monthly nomadic art + medicine mail project for almost two years now, the Ground Shots land capsules are now transitioning to seasonal packages featuring carefully curated and collected work from studying plants on the road.
The Ground Shot land capsule for summer 2019 will include
4 of the herbal medicines listed mindfully wildcrafted from abundant stands or harvested from the gardens of friends on the road:
St. John’s Wort oil - for sunburn, massage, viral infections, winter blues
Heart Holding elixir - wild rose, hawthorn and tulsi
Calm and Chill tincture - of california poppy, peach leaf and fruit, lavender, pedicularis, passionflower
Lung Vitality elixir - Spikenard, Elderberry berries and flowers
Yerba Santa elixir - for colds, allergies, lung congestion
Turmeric Elixir - to aid in taming inflammation due to diet, the environment, or acute injuries
Desert Salve - for fungal infections, wounds, and sunburn. featuring Creosote bush, Cottonwood buds, Yarrow, Pine sap, Sagebrush
A Ground Shots zine - featuring writing, photography, and art from the road in the west.
a handmade bone or wooden button made by me without electric tools
pamphlet (s) on the plants featured in the medicines included in the package
letters from the road
and more to be added as the season moves along.