Bluets in June
12 x 18 inch ink jet print on Arches Aquarelle 100% rag paper. Limited edition of 25; each print signed and numbered.
12 x 18 inch ink jet print on Arches Aquarelle 100% rag paper. Limited edition of 25; each print signed and numbered.
12 x 18 inch ink jet print on Arches Aquarelle 100% rag paper. Limited edition of 25; each print signed and numbered.
Bluets in June depicts Houstonia & Vitis riparia with the spores of Dryad’s Saddle/Polyporous Squamosus. Bluets flower briefly in mid-spring, carpeting the new grass with tiny purple four-petaled flowers. Some stretch as tall as 6 inches, but most stay close to the ground. I love their hopeful arrival; even if only for a few weeks, they always show up. The departure of bluets means summer is here. I quickly forget about bluets when larger, showier flowers emerge. Part of the New Herbarium series, my interpretation of the practice of preserving and presenting plants. Inspiration for this series came from Emily Dickinson’s Herbarium.
About this limited edition print: I’ve adapted the mushroom spore print process to create works on paper with actual mushroom spores. I photograph each spore print and offer inkjet prints in limited editions from the photograph. If you’re interested in acquiring an original mushroom spore print, please contact me. The 20 x 28 inch spore print original of Bluets in June is in a private collection; other original spore prints are available.
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