8 x 10 watercolor, with leaf impressions, outlined in gouache. Matted and framed.

I created this on a retreat in nature, using leaves and lichen I collected to press into the paint as it dried. The reddish tone is made with hematite, which contains iron, like our red blood cells.

our blood is the same as the sap in trees

our breath is the same wind that sways the leaves.