The Symbiotic Series explores unique connections between plant and animal species in the Midwestern landscape. Each artwork uses seeds that were hand-harvested from native Midwestern plants. The seeds are painted and reconstructed to form an abstracted representation of an insect that relies upon that plant for hosting its young.
This series was made possible by a grant from the Columbus Museum of Art and Design. The artwork is on display at the 411 Gallery from June 17 through August 21, 2022. For inquiries, contact 411 Gallery, Columbus, Indiana.
“Common Milkweed and Monarch”
(Asclepias syriaca and Danaus plexippus)
Milkweed seeds and paint on cradled wood panel
8” x 10”
“Tulip Tree and Eastern Tiger Swallowtail”
(Liriodendron tulipifera and Papilio glaucus)
Tulip tree seeds and paint on cradled wood panel
8” x 10”
“Pawpaw and Zebra Swallowtail”
(Asimina triloba and Eurytides marcellus)
Pawpaw seeds, wild lupine seeds, paint on cradled wood panel
8” x 10”
“Wild Senna and Cloudless Sulpher”
(Senna hebecarpa and Phoebis sennae)
Wild senna seeds and paint on cradled wood panel
8” x 10”