Books by Molly Hashimoto

Molly Hashimoto: Birds 2020 Wall Calendar

by Molly Hashimoto

Artist and naturalist Molly Hashimoto often finds inspiration in the skies and landscapes near her home in the state of Washington and throughout the West. Sketchbook and camera in hand, she explores wild areas and documents native birds in their natural habitats—from tufted puffins on the North Pacific shore to ptarmigans at the Cascade Range timberline. Later, in her studio, she commemorates her birding experiences and the region’s peaks, waters, and abundant flora and fauna in gorgeous relief prints hand-tinted with watercolor.
Hands-on adventures in art are a significant part of Hashimoto’s career, as are teaching and community involvement. When she is not painting or making prints, she teaches workshops in sketching, plein air painting, block printing, and more for the North Cascades Institute, the Yellowstone Association Institute, and the Sitka Center for Art and Ecology.
All of Pomegranate’s calendars are printed with soy-based inks on FSC® certified paper, which means the paper has been certified by the Forest Stewardship Council® and manufactured by an FSC certified printer. FSC certification promotes responsible forest management by ensuring that forestry practices are environmentally responsible, socially equitable, and economically viable.
FSC license code FSC N001864.

Molly Hashimoto Birds 2018 Calendar

by Molly Hashimoto

Artist and naturalist Molly Hashimoto spotted the avian inspiration for her block print Black-crowned Night Heron at Point Lobos, near Carmel, California. In her studio months later, she commemorated what she remembers as one of the richest wildlife viewing experiences of her life. Her atmospheric night heron now graces this calendar s cover. Sketchbook and camera in hand, Hashimoto (American, b. 1951) explores the wild areas of the western United States to create prints and paintings of its peaks, abundant flora, and native birds in their natural habitats. Hands-on adventures in art are a significant part of her artistic career, as are teaching and community involvement.

2017 Molly Hashimoto: Birds Wall Calendar

by Molly Hashimoto

Molly Hashimotos clear-eyed scenes of birds in their natural habitats, whether an owl alert in the moonlight or a tiny hummingbird captured in a moment of stillness, reflect an easy closeness to nature. She explores Pacific Northwest wild areas, oases that provide refuge for countless rare species and moments of awakening for millions of human visitors. In addition to her own artistry, Hashimoto is dedicated to connecting people to nature through hands-on art experiences. Camera and sketchbook in hand, she leads aspiring artists out of doors for plein air painting or into a studio for a block-printing or watercolor workshop. The calendar opens to measure 12 x 26 inches

Mini Wall Calendar 2026, Molly Hashimoto: Lush Landscapes Art, 12 Months, Grid Design Featuring 12 Artworks

by Pomegranate, Molly Hashimoto

• An Artful 2026: Small wall calendar opens to 6 x 15 inches and features a new work by Molly Hashimoto each month. • Monthly Planning: Calendar pages include grids to write on, and feature legal US holidays & moon cycles. Perfect for daily planning! • Sustainable Materials: This 2026 calendar is free of plastic and comes in a flap-and-seal packaging to ensure durability. • Beauty Every Day: Each monthly art piece is printed in full vivid color. Admire the perfectly sized mini art piece from your office every day. • Wide Range: Known for beautiful art & lasting materials, 2025 and 2026 calendars feature diverse artwork–cat calendars, landscapes, large wall calendars & more.

Wall Calendar 2026, Molly Hashimoto: Birds Art, 12 Months, Large Grid Design Featuring 12 Artworks

by Pomegranate, Molly Hashimoto

• An Artful 2026: Large wall calendar opens to 12 x 24 inches and features a new work by Molly Hashimoto each month. • Monthly Planning: Calendar pages include large grids with lots of room to write, and feature legal US holidays & moon cycles. Perfect for daily planning! • Sustainable Materials: This 2026 calendar is free of plastic and comes in a flap-and-seal packaging to ensure durability. • Beauty Every Day: Each monthly art piece is printed in full vivid color, so you can admire the art from your home or office every day. • Wide Range: Known for beautiful art & lasting materials, 2025 and 2026 calendars feature diverse artwork–cat calendars, landscapes, mini calendars & more.

Birds of the West An Artist's Guide

by Molly Hashimoto

"Exceptionally well written and offering a complete course of art instruction on the subject of birds, Birds of the West: An Artist's Guide is beautifully illustrated throughout." -- Midwest Book Review

• Unique gift book celebrates more than 80 iconic Western birds
• Author is an award-winning nature artist and art teacher
• Explores habitats: suburban backyards, alpine heights, shorelines, and more

Birds accompany us in our daily lives with their songs, flashes of bright color, and energetic activity. Even people who don't consider themselves birders notice them; from urban wetlands to wilderness trails, we follow the sound of a distant twitter or song.

Award-winning artist Molly Hashimoto captures birds through different media, from quick sketches with pen and wash to more carefully planned block prints. Each medium has a unique way of revealing different avian qualities--elegant lines or imposing silhouettes, a delicate bill or brilliant plumage. In Birds of the West, Molly shares this range of artwork as a way to encourage readers, whether artists or not, to observe more closely the feathered friends around us. Through her art and words, she explores specific Western habitats providing the natural histories of birds typically found in each, as well as intimate personal encounters and inspiring passages from others. And she teaches painting, drawing, and printmaking methods throughout the book with technique sidebars designed for all levels of experience.

Trees of the West An Artist's Guide

by Molly Hashimoto

"A breath of fresh air for anyone who loves trees." ― The Seattle Times

The Council on Botanical and Horticultural Libraries 2023 Award of Excellence Winner in Botanical Art and Illustration

• Illustrated throughout with art in a variety of mediums: pencil, pen, and wash sketches; block prints; studio watercolors; and intaglio etchings
• Includes a rich natural history and brief ethnobotanical notes for each featured species
• Features poems and quotes from other writers and artistscelebrating our connection to trees

Artist Molly Hashimoto has appreciated trees all her life--they have shaped her as a hiker, outdoors lover, gardener, traveler, and artist. She pays homage to them through her art, working in many different media, each revealing different aspects of these stalwart companions: crisp lines, imposing silhouettes, and the subtle-or sometimes brilliant--hues of foliage. Hashimoto also delves into the process of creating art, discussing the mediums she used in the featured pieces and the reasons she chose them, as well as sidebars with tips and techniques.

As in her popular Colors of the West and Birds of the West, Hashimoto emphasizes her personal experiences with nature, telling stories about her encounters with trees everywhere from her backyard to national parks and forests throughout the West. She focuses primarily on native trees, rather than cultivars, with a special interest in 46 major species found across the region, ranging from the stately Coast redwoods to the diminutive but distinctive Fishhook Barrel Cactus.

Rooted in place, trees offer endless opportunities for observation, admiration, relaxation, and inspiration. Trees of the West invites us to pause and appreciate these sentinels in all their quiet glory.

Wildflowers of the West An Artist's Guide

by Molly Hashimoto

A lush celebration of wildflowers--the perfect gift for hikers, artists, or any nature lover

Bestselling artist Molly Hashimoto brings her unique blend of vibrant illustration, engaging natural history, and intimate personal reflection to the Western landscape--this time exploring the ephemeral beauty of wildflowers. Organized by habitat, Wildflowers of the West showcases flora from wetlands, shorelines, and prairies to deserts, forests, and alpine meadows.

Accompanying each piece with natural history and stories of her own outings to find flowers, Hashimoto captures individual species through different media, from quick sketches with pen and ink to detailed watercolors and carefully planned block prints. Find exquisite golden columbines emerging from talus slopes, vast meadows of sky-blue lupine, scarlet displays of ocotillo in the southwestern deserts, and sunny blooms of glacier lilies as they herald the approach of spring. Weaving in the history of wildflowers in art along with sidebars offering practical techniques for artists, Wildflowers of the West is an inspiration for anyone who would like to try their hand at capturing the delicate beauty of wildflowers they encounter or simply an armchair album for those who appreciate the natural beauty of the American West.