The Forge Arc Bundle

Volume VII — Seasonal Timing & Cycles

Nature changes its appearance, but never stops continuing.

The landscape is always moving through something.

Smith’n Shrooms: Field Collection — Volume VII: Seasonal Timing & Cycles explores the plants, trees, and landscapes shaped by the rhythm of the year—from the first growth of spring and the abundance of summer to autumn's release and winter's quiet pause.

Through detailed botanical and ecological illustrations, discover plants whose lives are tied to particular moments in the seasonal cycle. Some emerge before the forest canopy closes. Others wait for summer warmth, bloom as autumn approaches, or remain present through the coldest months.

Timing matters.

A flower that appears too early may miss its opportunity. A seed released too late may never find the right conditions. Trees gather energy before releasing their leaves, while dormant plants wait beneath the soil for the signal to begin again.

Nothing happens independently of the season around it.

Spring awakens.
Summer gathers.
Autumn releases.
Winter waits.

Then the cycle begins again.

This volume is part coloring experience, part visual field exploration, and part invitation to notice how deeply life is synchronized with the changing year.

Because the seasons do not simply replace one another.

Each one prepares the landscape for the next.

And the cycle continues.

(Print available soon on Amazon)