even after four years of doing STILL, i can still tell you exactly where i was when i found almost each and every one of my subjects. today, a local minneapolis creative colleague stopped by to rummage through my collections for a new product she is working on. while we combed through piles of organic matter looking for the perfect bits of magenta, spring green, and orange, i was offering a running commentary on where i found each leaf and each seedpod. caution: nerd alert.

dried prairie blue-eyed grass (sisyrinchium)

vadnais lake, saint paul, minnesota