PolliNation (Phase 1) (2022-23, ongoing)

Seed bombs – clays, worm casting compost, seeds for flowering plants and grasses that flourish in Kentucky and that attract, feed and thrive in collaboration with pollinators, both wild and domestic. 

Seed portraits, left to right: Hairy Lespedeza, Ohio Spiderwort, Prairie Blazingstar, Lance Leaved Coreopsis, Smooth Aster

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PolliNation (Phase 2 – growth) (2023, ongoing)

Fall 2023 the flag will be grown at 33’ x 96’ in a cleared pasture. Over time, the plants will bloom, spread, overlap, soften the hard lines of the flag and, eventually, dissolve it.

Documentation in progress

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PolliNation Seed Portraits (2023)

(Seed Portrait images, from left to right)

• Hairy Lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta)
• Blanket flower (Gaillardia aristate)
• Blue False Indigo (Baptisia australis)
• Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
• Plains Coreopsis (Coreopsis tinctorial)
• Lance Leaved Coreopsis (Coreopsis lanceolate)
• Ohio Spiderwort (Tradescantia ohiensis)
• Smooth Aster (Aster laevis)
• Blackeyed Susan (Rudbeckia hirta)
• Prairie Blazing Star (Liatris pycnostachya)
• Slender Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum tenuifolium)
• Butterfly Milkweed (Asclepias tuberosa)   
• Indian Blanket (Gaillardia pulchella)

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