Description
Inspired by the vibrant colours of autumn leaves, each page illustrates one line from the poem. The paintings or drawings, perhaps "calligraphs", incorporate the words, drawn with a pen that create complex and intriguing patterns.

The illustrations were created in pairs, as facing pages. As the poem comprises three, eleven-line stanzas, an additional three images were used to balance the double page spreads. The original images were created with acrylic inks, the line itself was added digitally, reversed out in white for the book. View more pages.

The bigger picture
Each image is based on a detail from a photograph of a maple tree on Bedford Street in Minneapolis. Seen all together, the bigger picture is revealed in a fractured montage. more

Prints
The illustrations are also available as separate prints in two sheet sizes: large (11 x 17 inches) and small (8 x 11). All prints are available with or without the text line of verse. more