Pitcher Plants

I had never seen pitcher plants before so when I saw these at a botanical garden in Richmond, Virginia, I had to take a picture! They are so interesting because they so different. I love their long tubular shape. Insects become trapped in a deep fluid-filled cavity and become food. That makes this plant carnivorous! This one is the North American pitcher plant of the genus Sarracenia.

Release the Spirit

Oh, to be a lepidopterist!

I enjoyed creating a different edge in this linocut and combining it with the drypoint of the butterfly in the center.

10" x 10"

Self-Portrait

All those who know me must recognize me in this linocut self-portrait!

5 1/2" x 6 1/2"

Periwinkles

I saw these periwinkles in a tide pool on the coast of Maine recently. I read that they are a small edible species of marine gastropod in the family Littorinidae, the winkles. They were introduced to the Atlantic coast, possibly by rock ballast in the mid-1800's. Unfortunately, their introduction damaged the native gastropod population. But they do add texture to this already very textural photo I took in Acadia National Park.

Faith

Etching

This little etching was inspired

by an old friend in France who

sometimes birdwatches in a

cemetery near Paris.

3"x 5"

2009

Elephant

This is another linocut from

my African animal series.

11"x 15"

2008