The Commonstudio

SHAKY GROUNDS On March 28, 2026 at 11 a.m., the opening of the exhibition SHAKY GROUNDS will take place at the Rathausgalerie Grimma. The sculptors, who lived and worked for a month in the summer of 2025 as scholarship holders with their child(ren) at @kuenstlergut_proesitz , will present their works. With: lenapoliczka Yala Juchmann @rabeadransfeld @_verenaschmidt_ @thecommonstudio (Kim Karlsrud) Tina Beifuß @paula.wolber @_daniela_schoenemann

Happy to be part of "Mothering and Making: Legitimizing Creative Practice in the Art World & Classroom" today at the MACAA 2026 Conference Resonance: Collaboration in Practice and Theory alongside the lovely @rey__jeong . Grateful to @msliztolson for creating space and conversation about creative practice and academia.

Thrilled to share that Mesquite Migration is part of Forest Hope Through Innovation, an interdisciplinary art-forest-science experience exploring how creativity, research, and community action can shape a sustainable future for the forests we rely on. Mesquite Migration: /migration Forest Hope Through Innovation March 1 – August 2, 2026 Tuesday through Sunday 10 am – 4 pm World Forestry Center, Discovery Museum 4033 SW Canyon Road, Portland, OR 97221 Included with Museum Admission For more information, please visit /hopethroughinnovation/

We are excited to announce Phase 2 of the Fore-Site project @umstampsgallery featuring artists: Sally Clegg @sally.clegg & Kim Karlsrud @thecommonstudio ​✨✨✨ . From September 2025 through August 2026, Stamps Gallery is partnering in a curatorial collaboration with two Ypsilanti-based, artist-run project spaces led by @umstamps MFA alumni: @cynkypsi , directed by @sally.clegg and Abhishek Narula @scotchandsolder and @sometimes_space_ypsi , directed by Nathan Byrne @byrnenate . For this project, Byrne, Clegg, and Narula have been commissioned to reimagine the pillars on Division Street that flank @umstampsgallery ✨ . With Phase 2, artists Sally Clegg and Kim Karlsrud wrap the pillars in highly site-specific ornament unearthed from the overlooked margins of Ann Arbor. On the courtyard pillar, Karlsrud scales up photographs of objects found in liminal spaces surrounding campus buildings on Green Road, which the artist has encrusted in road salt. On the entryway pillar, Clegg zooms in on tiny fragments of found material from UMich’s famous “rock” to celebrate nearly seven decades of student art and activism. Both artists uplift aggregate of local human activity to reveal tiny worlds of found form. . All three phases: ​Phase 1 (September — December) artists: Amelia Burns (Cranbrook MFA ’23) @burnstorm & Erin McKenna (MFA ’20) @erin__mckenna ​Phase 2 (January — April) artists: Sally Clegg (MFA ’20) @sally.clegg & Kim Karlsrud (MFA ’20) @thecommonstudio ​Phase 3 (May — August) artists: Abhishek Narula (MFA ’20) @scotchandsolder & Nathan Byrne (MFA ’21) @byrnenate . ​Fore-Site poster designed by @sky.christoph ​Special thanks to @sixpacktheplumber and @michiganarts for their support ✨✨✨

We’re disappointed to share that The Mesquite Mile has lost its 2025/26 NEA funding. The Mesquite Mile is a multi-phase public placemaking initiative that aims to relocate mature Mesquite trees from peri-urban agricultural land, where they are considered a nuisance, into the urban streetscape of the Heart of Lubbock (HoL) neighborhood. NEA funding would have allowed for Phase II of development, a networked installation of sites. Listen and read more at @kttzfm for the full story. A special thanks to @samantha_larned for her thoughtful and thorough reporting. Photo Credit: Bishop Van Buren/KTTZ The work continues through vital place-based art and ecological programming continuing in Lubbock via @landarts @tablelandscenter . #mesquite #afforestation #greeninfrastructure #landscape #LubbockArts #LandArts #GreenInfrastructure

A huge thank you to the incredible team who poured so much care, time, and thought into this project. We’re especially grateful to Liska Chan and Ben Shirtcliff for their department support, and to everyone who made this work possible, it truly took a village. We’re excited to continue developing the project into the 2025–26 school year and summer. More to come! Special thanks to: @fuller.initiative @demented_fruitcake @paiklands @cj.mssr @taylorwa.rd @asla.uoregon @uoregondesign @uoarchenv #plants #weeds #ruderal #ecology #SpontaneousUrbanPlants #UrbanEcology #ProductiveLandscapes #Fieldwork

The development and fabrication of the exhibition unit was a huge lift, massive thanks to Robert Lepiz, a LA-based sculptor, educator, and fabricator, for collaborating with the team through the process. We’re also grateful for the support from the SAE Lawrence and Millrace woodshops. Pictured here: fabrication labor and a successful test run! Special thanks to: @fuller.initiative @demented_fruitcake @paiklands @cj.mssr @taylorwa.rd @asla.uoregon @uoregondesign @uoarchenv #plants #weeds #ruderal #ecology #SpontaneousUrbanPlants #UrbanEcology #ProductiveLandscapes #Fieldwork #Research #UOregon #pacificnorthwest #landscapefutures #minatures

We had the pleasure of hosting members, Diane and Joanne, from the @eugeneminiaturesclub this week! Their insights, enthusiasm, and shared love for small-scale storytelling was incredibly helpful. We appreciate their visit and tips and tricks as we continue. Special thanks to the dedicated and talented mini team @demented_fruitcake and @cj.mssr ! @fuller.initiative @paiklands @taylorwa.rd @asla.uoregon @uoregondesign @uoarchenv #plants #weeds #ruderal #ecology #SpontaneousUrbanPlants #UrbanEcology #ProductiveLandscapes #Fieldwork #Research #UOregon #pacificnorthwest #landscapefutures #minatures

The team tested how field-collected materials, plants, soil, sound, and stories, translate into exhibition form. Pictured: an early model of the installation, a large-scale screen and sound test, and a narrative-based miniature. Special thanks to: @fuller.initiative @demented_fruitcake @paiklands @cj.mssr @taylorwa.rd @asla.uoregon @uoregondesign @uoarchenv #plants #weeds #ruderal #ecology #SpontaneousUrbanPlants #UrbanEcology #ProductiveLandscapes #Fieldwork #Research #UOregon #pacificnorthwest #landscapefutures #landscapearchitecture

In addition to fieldwork and processing, the team created a working dataset, not the flashiest asset, but essential for future research. We balanced this with exhibition development: pictured here, a composed SUP scan, a tiny study of a miniature model, and laser cutting training/testing with the always-helpful Oregon Fabrication and Design (OFAD). Special thanks to: @fuller.initiative @demented_fruitcake @paiklands @cj.mssr @taylorwa.rd @asla.uoregon @uoregondesign @uoarchenv #plants #weeds #ruderal #ecology #SpontaneousUrbanPlants #UrbanEcology #ProductiveLandscapes #Fieldwork #Research #UOregon #pacificnorthwest #landscapefutures #landscapearchitecture

Our final collection site was along the river at Willamette Cove. With fieldwork complete, the team moved into processing; composing, scanning, and digitizing plants, soil, and sound into digital assets for research, the digital urbarium, and exhibition. Special thanks to: @fuller.initiative @demented_fruitcake @paiklands @cj.mssr @taylorwa.rd @asla.uoregon @uoregondesign @uoarchenv #plants #weeds #ruderal #ecology #SpontaneousUrbanPlants #UrbanEcology #ProductiveLandscapes #Fieldwork #Research #UOregon #pacificnorthwest #landscapefutures #landscapearchitecture

We had beautiful weather for our Portland field day! Big thanks to @knotstudio.pdx for the generous studio tour, thoughtful conversation, and a spot-on site recommendation for our infrastructural verge typology (bursting with dill and sweet pea)! Special thanks to: @fuller.initiative @demented_fruitcake @paiklands @cj.mssr @taylorwa.rd @asla.uoregon @uoregondesign @uoarchenv #plants #weeds #ruderal #ecology #SpontaneousUrbanPlants #UrbanEcology #ProductiveLandscapes #Fieldwork #Research #UOregon #pacificnorthwest #landscapefutures #landscapearchitecture