All in the Details

Pen and ink illustration (detail) for the article in Madrono: Carex xerophila (Cyperaceae), a new sedge from the chaparral of northern California by P.F. Zika, L.P. Janeway, and B.l. Wilson. I love every stage of a botanical illustration. From the first meeting with the revered “type” specimen, first look at it through a microscope, choosing which angles and … Continue reading All in the Details