Flowers and Ferns

A collaborative zine made to appreciate Seattle’s local conservatory.
Flowers and Ferns
Timeline: Spring 2024, 8 Weeks
My Role: Collaborator 
Program(s): Photoshop
The Flowers and Ferns, Observations at the Volunteer Park Conservatory is a collaborative zine created by my friend Ellie and me. The project served as both an exercise in creative collaboration and an opportunity to complete a fully realized publication from concept to production. Our project was rooted in direct observation and place-based inspiration. Over the course of four to five visits, we sketched plants, flowers, and ferns from life.

Between visits, we worked collaboratively—reviewing our sketches, refining our ideas, and mapping the structure of the publication through whiteboard sessions and iterative discussions. This process allowed us to balance our distinct working and design styles while developing a cohesive visual and conceptual language.
 a photo, taken by Ellie, of her and I sketching at the Volunteer Park Conservatory. a photo of a brainstorm session collaborator Ellie and I did on a whiteboard for the zine. the first flowers and ferns typography sketch. a scan of the copperplate etching trading card I created to include in the flowers and ferns zine, featuring a hag stone. A double page spread about the Jade Vine. the finished and bound flowers and ferns zine displayed on a stack of books showing the linocut print on the cover.