Pinyon Rose
Little wonders. Beautifully shared.
A sleeping fawn. The shelter of a pinyon pine. Original linocut prints, carved and printed by hand.
Art to live with, collect, and give.
Little Roses on the Pinyon
Today I went out onto the deck looking for a photograph to share. The autumn trees had caught my attention, some with a red barn behind them. I was thinking about the colors, the branches, and which view might make a lovely picture.
Then I turned toward our pinyon pine.
There, tucked among the green needles, were tiny, tightly furled shapes that looked just like rosebuds—little pinyon rose buds scattered along the branches. I took photographs and a video, delighted to find them on the very tree that gave Pinyon Rose its name.
I hadn’t expected to see them in November. Surely this sort of thing waited until spring?
Reading about the pinyon’s seasons brought a surprise of its own. Its cones develop slowly, across more than one year. Buds begin forming in late summer and autumn, and small developing cones can rest through winter before continuing their growth in spring. There is more happening among those needles than I had realized.
I’ll be watching these branches through the winter and photographing what changes. For today, I’m simply pleased that I went outside looking for autumn color and came back with little pinyon rose buds.
Little wonders. Beautifully shared.
Rooted in a real place.
Pinyon Rose begins at home, beneath the pinyon pines.
Deer move among the trees. Wildflowers return in summer. After a storm, a rainbow can change the whole view. These small encounters shape the way we see our surroundings and inspire the artwork of our studio.
We are a family-owned business built around original linocut art. Our artist develops each piece from drawing to carved block and finished impression. Behind the scenes, our family brings the collections together and cares for the work of sharing them with you.
Printmaking invites a particular kind of attention. A line is considered, a shape is carved, and ink is pressed onto paper. The resulting image carries the character of that process, with subtle variations between impressions.
Our first collection begins with a fawn asleep beneath a pinyon tree. Its sense of shelter and stillness feels at home here, and reflects the feeling we hope the work brings to your space.
Life around the studio is part of the story, too. We are drawn to natural materials, comfortable surroundings, and the pleasure of making an ordinary day feel restorative. Our Field Notes share glimpses of that life alongside the making of the art.
Through original collections and personal commissions, Pinyon Rose offers artwork to live with, give, and make part of your own story.