"Goldenrod Portrait," handmade paper, goldenrod flower, iron, copper, 6 x 8 in. each. 2022.

This piece is made from only paper, iron and flowers from my garden. By clamping the flowers between two sheets of cotton watercolor paper, adding some iron from a rusty found object and steaming the bundle over a pot of boiling water, the colorants of the plant are transferred to paper. The outcome is a print but also a portrait of the plant in that particular moment of time, transforming from the colors we view them as in bloom to the colors of their chemical bodies, which reveal more of a spirit and hidden energy.

"St. John's Wort Portrait," handmade paper, St. John's Wort flower, iron, copper, 6 x 8 in. each. 2022.

This piece is made from only paper, iron and flowers from my garden. By clamping the flowers between two sheets of cotton watercolor paper, adding some iron from a rusty found object and steaming the bundle over a pot of boiling water, the colorants of the plant are transferred to paper. The outcome is a print but also a portrait of the plant in that particular moment of time, transforming from the colors we view them as in bloom to the colors of their chemical bodies, which reveal more of a spirit and hidden energy.

"Cosmos Portrait," handmade paper, cosmos flower, iron, copper, 6 x 8 in. each. 2022.

This piece is made from only paper, iron and flowers from my garden. By clamping the flowers between two sheets of cotton watercolor paper, adding some iron from a rusty found object and steaming the bundle over a pot of boiling water, the colorants of the plant are transferred to paper. The outcome is a print but also a portrait of the plant in that particular moment of time, transforming from the colors we view them as in bloom to the colors of their chemical bodies, which reveal more of a spirit and hidden energy.