Erika Karl is a fine artist, illustrator, and designer from Brooklyn, NY, now based in Cleveland, Ohio. Her work explores folklore, ritual, and the quiet magic of the natural world. Working with natural pigments and handmade inks, she draws inspiration from where human culture meets natural phenomena.

Erika often makes her own materials from what she forages, such as inks from black walnuts and berries, and watercolor paints from natural earth pigments like ochre. Sourcing them sustainably and ethically is important to her.

Her work invites reflection on life, death, and transformation, honoring the enduring power of old stories. She's currently expanding her watercolor work into a series drawn directly from folklore. Her first paintings in this series are based on lore she heard as a child, alongside The Oracle Project, an ongoing series that will become a full oracle deck. Read more about it here.

Outside of her art practice, Erika runs a side project that merges fine art with crafting to dismantle crafting stigmas and give people permission to make things without judgment. Right now, she offers downloadable paper crafts.