Old Soul P08920-P00907 Mounted in a stepped

Mounted in a stepped

The six-sided base has incised decorative patterns on three sides

the fish remain slightly raised

Past residencies at several national parks—along with a love of travel and hiking—provide continual ideas for her intricately-detailed fiber art

This digital painting features garden vegetables

Old Soul P08920-P00907 Mounted in a steppedJudy Hawkins has been drawn to and fascinated by the evolution of a tree from seed to decomposition. She has been photographing "elderly" trees for years. The woods around her rural Vermont house has abandoned orchards and old maples. Trees that she photographed last fall are now organic piles on the earth. "Old Soul" is one of Hawkins' newest paintings, an old maple tree with mushrooms and decomposition. Painted on gallery wrapped canvas with painted