This mixed media piece is part of my "Essential Garden" series that came about when we were planting our wilderness garden from scratch on a barren rooftop. I started with papercuts of organic forms and drawings inspired by weeds, seedpods and succulents. I then monoprinted my papercuts producing lots of "distressed" textures – aiming to reflect how there can be beauty in roughness. The series describes the circle of a garden year – from seed to treasuring and caring to bloom, with passion all woven through.