Night Herbarium
Mara Voss · Botanical linework
04 / The drawing archive
BOTANICAL LINEWORK
A line follows growth, then makes room for it. Botanical studies use stems, leaf joints and seed heads as a loose compositional language rather than a catalogue of perfect plants.
Stem. Interval. Air.
A vocabulary
of marks.
- Uneven, living rhythm
- Light contours and small interruptions
- Open paper as part of the image
Two questions to carry with you
One specimen or a small gathering?
A vertical stem or a gently turning branch?
Mara Voss ↗