Gallery
Revealing the beauty of the natural world through intricate scientific numberism illustrations.
Every mark is a number or an equation, written by hand using pen or fine blades. The numbers and equations create a scientific portrait of the subject by quantifying underlying form and function. These drawings take 100 hours to draw and 3 months of research. Fine art reproductions of most of her work is available on this website, at her art studio and at art fairs.
Photos of Sienna hand engraving the “Lonely Whale” on copper plate. This was composed by writing the pitch and rhythm of his song repeatedly. Original sold.
Booth photos
Photos of the booth used for outdoor and indoor events. Booth can be modified for an event’s specifications.
~Examples of Original work ~
MIXED MEDIA CLAYBOARD
Mixed media claybord illustrations with gouache and pan pastel background. The numbers and equations are created by writing with micron pens and engraving tools.
Anatomy and Physiology
Scratchboard Etchings
Scratchboard numberism illustrations of the body in motion, drawn with scientific data describing physiological function. Newer work is informed by 60 hours of dissection under the supervision of Dr. Thomas Hancock at Portland State University.
Scratchboard is an archival drawing substrate consisting of a layer of white clay coated with black ink. Sienna scratches numbers and equations through the ink using fine blades, thus revealing the white clay beneath which is later stained with with ink or watercolor.
Numberism engravings on Metal
Scratched by hand
Oil paint on copper , brass or aluminum plate, hand engraved with numbers and equations, using blades and engravers.
Micron pen & gouache on paper
Custom Scratchboard
Custom scratchboards created by Sienna, using ink or oil paint on claybord. “Fathoms” and “Aflutter” are unique in that the base coat is backlight reactive fluorescent paint, making each number glow under black light.
