The underlayer is a cyanotype photogram depicting taraxacum / dandelion over which are acrylic paint embellishments and mushroom spores from Dryad's Saddle / Polyporus squamosus.

The lifecycle of plants—with their ecstatic growth and transformative dormancy, and inevitable decay—both comforts and inspires my work. I create from the flora of Northeast U.S. landscapes, blending native, introduced, and imagined plant forms. Each piece begins as a cyanotype photogram on Arches Aquarelle paper, a foundation I alter by layering and removing emulsion while incorporating paint, ink, and occasionally, as in this work, mushroom spores.

The cyanotype process, first utilized by botanist Anna Atkins in 1843 to create the earliest photo-based book, offers a unique capacity for flexibility, revision, and repair— qualities I seek to emulate from the natural world.