A Torii Gate for the University of Idaho
In August 2025, The University of Idaho is hosting students from Hiroshima University. These students are studying concepts related to place, sustainability, and conflict, with an integration of Japanese concepts such as 自然 (Jinen, the role of humans in nature) and ...
Wakasagi (Japanese Printmaking and Little Fish)
It’s been a year since my residency at MI-Lab- an art residency program in Fujikawaguchiko, Japan. (Now moved to the city of Echizen). Adapting what I learned to my own home studio has been an interesting process, complicated by my own busy schedule as a...
Between the Cracks
I teach an course on Art and Ecology at the University of Idaho. Here’s some interesting work generated by two of my students- Augustus Hahn and Maia Cuddy. Their work is currently on display as part of a curated exhibition of Ecological Artwork at the...
Mokuhanga in Fujikawaguchiko- some reflections
My residency (and subsequent travel) time in Japan is coming to an end. I’m currently on a plane from Fukuoka to Tokyo, and then en-route to Seattle. (Update- I’m now at home in Moscow, Idaho). It’s been a month and a half in this lovely country, and I’ll miss it....David Roon
An artist working at the interface of visual art and Conservation Biology, and a professor at the University of Idaho (Natural Resources and Society).
Mixed media and printmaking, with a strong grounding in ceramics. Exploring the interface between humans and the global biosphere (particularly coastal and marine ecosystems). Installation, sculpture, and ginormous functional pots.