Twenty-four unique ‘digital’ flowers created from ‘nature prints’ of leaves, from scanned petals and from other parts of plants found on the farm in northeast Iowa. Some flowers are wholly imaginary, others are loosely based on real specimens. The project evolved from nature printing experiments inspired by the writings and examples of some notable pioneers such as Luca Pacioli.

The Making of Florilegium Solmentes, tells the story. It describes how the flowers were created using image-editing software and how the geometry of the flower led to some interesting diversions into the world of mathematics, optical illusions and pattern making. Included are eight original prints from leaves, (two with watercolour washes).

Edition details

Printed digitally on 17 x 22 inch (432 x 559 mm) Somerset Enhanced paper with pigment inks.
Editions of 300 copies.
Individual prints (without mats): $200 each.

First published as Florilegium Solmentes, a portfolio of twenty-four matted prints together with title and colophon pages and a copy of The Making of Florilegium Solmentes, and presented in two drop-back boxes.

Published in October 2010.