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Two new paper compositions framed in shallow shadow boxes.

Flowering Rush is blooming right now. It's pretty but invasive! Here is my paper version: #sciart

My paper Purple-Flowering Raspberry and some pictures of the real Purple-Flowering Raspberry in my garden! This is quickly becoming my favourite native wildflower. #sciart

Paper Fanwort (Cabomba caroliniana) Handmade plant replica. The second picture show all of the leaves, cut by hand, ready for painting. #sciart

That time I made a whole paper meadow! #sciart

Making Hydrilla, an invasive submerged aquatic, for the Pennsylvania Sea Grant. Yes I cut all of the tiny pieces by hand.

Marsh Marigold (Caltha palustris) made from paper and posing with the real thing. A beautiful wetland plant native to both North America and Europe.

Citrus fruits hand made from paper: Orange, Lime, Lemon, and Calamondin. It's fascinating how each species has it's own characteristic flowers, leaves, buds, and of course fruit. #sciart

Water Soldiers made for the Invasive Species Centre here in Ontario. I made them using paper, wire, paint, and glue. They will be in deep shadow boxes behind glass. #sciart

Paper clematis, front and back.

I'm thrilled to have these three pieces hanging at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute in Jamestown New York as a part of their exhibit Art that Matters to the Planet: Beyond Beauty. I especially love the write-up they included with the coreopsis. Such a meaningful show to be a part of! #sciart

Paper multiflora rose. It's pretty but invasive! I chose to include all the stages of flowering and fruiting on the stem to show the life cycle of this plant. #sciart

These three paper sculptures will be included in an upcoming exhibit at the Roger Tory Peterson Institute (yes, Peterson of Field Guide fame!) entitled Art that Matters to the Planet: Beyond Beauty, in Jamestown, New York.

A collection of weeds heading to Montana to be used as educational props. Handmade from paper, wire, glue, and paint. #sciart

Working on Palmer Amaranth. This one was labour intensive with all those spikes and leaves! #sciart

Another paper weed. This one is so elegant! Rush Skeletonweed (Chondrilla juncea).

My most recent work: trout lilies and trilliums! These are paper sculptures. Spring ephemerals seem to elicit strong emotional response from people. What is your connection to these fragile blooms? #sciart

Poisonous and other plants made recently. These are my original paper sculptures. Do you recognize these? #sciart

My paper orchid in progress: front and back. Love working with these strange shapes!

Made a morel out of paper clay today. The other piece show how it looks sliced in half (it is hollow!). I love hunting for these each spring in the forest near our cabin.