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11″ diameter; 2-3″ deep

• Longleaf Pine needles (Pinus palustris), dyed & glycerined

• Waxed Linhasita/Settanyl thread

• Teneriffe lily motifs on brass rings, handwoven

Notes on Mariposa Lilies:

Here’s my attempt to channel a bit of spring during some epic stormy weather here, with a teneriffe rendition of Mariposa Lilies (Calochortus superbus), which doesn’t actually flower until late April or May. Native American tribes in this area of California where I live relished the bulbs of this plant for food when, in the early 1900s, it grew in “great tracts” on open hillsides.

  • Stitches: Swirling wheat, solid wrap, fern, teneriffe
  • Year: 2023