Kousa Dogwood Artwork

Created with bracts, leaves, and flowers of the Kousa Dogwood/Cornaceae Cornus Kousa, collected at the Arnold Arboretum on Juneteenth 2020. In preparation for an exhibit at the Arboretum, Juneteenth 2020 marked my first collection visit and the first time I had ventured beyond my own community since March. I was masked, grateful to be out in the world, but heavy with the devastating and obvious inequalities of George Floyd’s murder and exactly whom Covid-19 was killing. On that day, the Arboretum seemed a beacon, offered its treasures to all. June was, indeed, busting out all over. I began my walk at the edge of Peters Hill, following a vine-blanketed chain link fence, heart-shaped leaves speaking to the power of the uncultivated. Then the dancing branches of Dogwood trees, their creamy bracts alight, called me to take a closer look. This image is one of several created for Hidden Worlds: The New Herbarium, a series made with material from the Arboretum’s collection and exhibited there in October of 2021.

Mixed Media:Mushroom Spores on Mushroom Spores

Original:One-of-a-kind Artwork

Size:20 W x 28 H x 0.1 D in

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