Andres Amador Arts

Specializing in Ephemeral, Largescale, Collaborative, Nature-based Art. Commissions & Workshops.

08/27/2026

This is from a workshop I held shortly after coming home from a several month trip to New Zealand. On the trip I was steeped in Maori art, absorbing the stylistic approach of geometry and negative space patterns. This design is based on a circular grid and contains repeating motifs. A fun part about this design is that once the grid was in place, the participants could complete the work themselves by repeating their process.

08/25/2026

I invite you to work on your Spirit Shrine with me. It’s a reflection of who you are.

I have selected the card: “Earth Connection”

“If your spirit were a landscape, which would it be? Are you the quiet of the high mountain, the power of the ocean, the ever moving river…?”

Consider this question and look for an item that represents your response.

I’m adding this rock that I found in the nearby river canyon. It references the river and the rugged granite boulders as well as the exposed rock of the high country further up the mountain from me. My spirit loves to explore, and in both the river and the high country there is no set path but endless options for charting one’s own course. These landscapes are physically engaging, a reflection of the physical grounding that is important to me.

The second image is the rock added to the shrine that I started with in the first prompt from 6/25.

Invite your family or friend or housemate to do this with you and share with me what you are bringing to your shrine :-)

This program which was initially created for those experiencing the grief of the death of a beloved. I’m trying it out on myself and inviting you to join me. You can learn more about the program at the link in my bio.

08/20/2026

The making of my beach art piece, ‘Mandala’ from 2017.

I posted this piece, which is available as a print, a couple weeks ago and have a blog post talking about it (blog on my website, link in bio).

08/18/2026

Forest Connections, 2017

On the land where I previously lived I came across a pile of log rounds that a tenant had cut to be processed into firewood. An idea came to me and I quickly set to work creating this design. The inspiration is the mycelial network in the forest floor- the fungus that unites all the trees and plants. It was a test of an idea that worked splendidly. For scale you can see my son (who was 3 at the time) sitting on one of the logs.

08/13/2026

Warped Fields’, 2009. San Francico, CA

This piece was from the first evolution of my beach art. I started with geometry, as that was the way I could keep a design coherent over a large area. But geometry felt static and predetermined- there was no room for expression and I started to grow dissatisfied. Simultaneously I was studying patterns in nature- so endlessly fascinating- and trying to figure out how to emulate them.

My breakthrough came by recognizing that in nature there are systems /processes overlapping that combine to create a new, ‘emergent’ pattern that can have a feeling of having its own life. For example, while every tree of a species should essentially grow the same way, each tree is dealing with nuances of weather, soil, animal, etc. So the system of the genetics of the tree are interacting with the various systems of the environment which lead to every tree looking different, and yet similar enough that they can be easily identified as being the same species. In this design I simply made staggered meandering lines in one direction and then did another set at a different angle. This created a set of ‘cells’. I then gently curved the intersections and voila- a design that looks united and evocative. I could do this same approach over and over and the results would never repeat due to the organic process. Check out my blog to learn more about this approach.

This image is available as a print! Check out my store, I’ve got a bunch of other images available in a variety of mediums and sizes good for all budgets and spaces :-)

Blog and Store links in bio.

08/11/2026

Here’s a piece I’ve been working on from my series focusing on the critters that coexist on the land where I live.

I’ve got the routing process down, but I’m still exploring color, or more specifically, stain. I’m fascinated by how it shifts on different species of wood, how the grain changes the result, and how pigments settle into the surface. Every board has its own personality, so every experiment teaches me something new.

Using color at all has been one of the biggest creative hurdles I’ve had to overcome. For years I found the endless possibilities overwhelming, which is why I’ve always been drawn to the simplicity of two-tone designs: black and white, when on the beach raked and unraked. This new direction feels like learning a new language, one piece at a time.

08/06/2026

While I was in South Africa a few years back I interviewed a locally famous artist for my ‘Capturing Impermanence’ series documenting artists creating ephemeral art.

Strijdom is an OG installation artist (not Old Guy, as much as my son thought the letters meant!), having created art in natural and human environments for decades. He is relentlessly creative and is constantly producing work, both temporary and permanent. At the time I was interviewing him, I self-consciously saw myself as a 1 trick pony (well, 2 tricks if you included my light sculptural work from a lifetime ago). He served as an inspiration into the endless ways one could explore their creativity. Through him I realized one doesn’t need to be an expert in a domain to meaningfully contribute to the artistic dialogue when the art is approached with a depth and insight that connects to a larger body of work.

The images I chose here are just scratching the surface of his portfolio. Check out his IG page- so many different directions in his creative output.

strijdom van der merwe

08/04/2026

‘Tiles I’, 2025. San Francisco, CA

This is the first piece I’ve done which is clearly made in San Francisco- the Golden Gate Bridge is visible in the background. It was done during a particularly low tide which exposed a beach normally inaccessible that I had never set foot on before.

The design is based on a repeating motif that is surprisingly basic yet is able to generate amazing complexity when flipped and rotated. I love what tiling can do and this was my first attempt with the approach

This photo is available as a print! Check out my store, I’ve got a bunch of other images available in a variety of mediums and sizes good for all budgets and spaces :-)

Store link in bio.

07/28/2026

I invite you to work on your Spirit Shrine with me. It’s a reflection of who you are.

I have selected the card: “Guiding Values”

“When you have had to make the hardest decisions in your life, what was the internal North Star, the values, that guided you? How did it keep you steady?”

Consider this question and look for an item that represents your response.

I’m adding this rock that I painted a few years ago. My guiding North Star has been to ask myself what supported the shining of my spirit’s light. Framing a decision this way has always led me towards choices that were at times challenging but were ultimately elevating.

The second image is the rock added to the driftwood that I started the shrine with in the first prompt from 6/25.

Invite your family or friend or housemate to do this with you and share with me what you are bringing to your shrine :-)

You can learn more about this program which was initially created for those experiencing the grief of the death of a beloved at the link in my bio.

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