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Winter Wildflower Skeletons

Pattern Study from Graham Creek This pattern comes from a winter walk at Graham Creek, when the landscape had shifted into its quieter state. I went there after finding the Picture Plant Trail on AllTrails—mostly because the name sounded intriguing.…

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Pattern Project: Oak Ribbon Stripe

This pattern sits within an ongoing project to develop a body of repeat designs grounded in daily observation and practical constraint. Not every day produces a finished design, but each contributes decisions, tests, and corrections that shape the final work. Oak…

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Graham Creek Asters

Yesterday was a groundwork day in my 100-pattern project—one focused on observation, translation, and decision-making rather than producing a finished pattern. The Walk and the Artifact I returned to Graham Creek Nature Preserve and walked along the trail near the…

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Beginning the Pattern from a Rainy Walk: Pine Needle Memory

This second pattern started the same way the others did: on a morning walk. It was gray, and it had rained overnight. We walked at Graham Creek again, mostly on the sandy paths. Before we arrived, I already knew I…

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