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An empty monarch chrysalis remiains suspended from a leaf. Polymer photogravure by John Pearson.
Chrysalis
Polymer Photogravure
5 x 4.3 inches
2019
Mayflies caught in a spider's web are bright against a dark woodshed wall. Polymer photogravure print by John Pearson
Mayfly Filigree
Polymer Photogravure
6.375 x 9.75 inches
2019
Birchbark peels back like pages in a book. Two plates, with two ink colors on each plate.
Revealed
Polymer Photogravure
5.1 x 6.7 inches
2018
A handful of jack-in-the-pulpit stems after the flowers have faded
Jack-After-the-Pulpits
Polymer Photogravure
11 x 6.7 inches
2019
A while coral fungus grows on a log with a land snail at the far right side of the image.
Coral Fungus & Snail
Polymer Photogravure
4.8 x 7.6 inches
2019
Small Skulls
Small Skulls
Polymer Photogravure
5.2 x 5 inches
2019
The stumps of three palm trees found at Pu'uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Big Island, Hawaii. Polymer photogravure print by John Pearson.
Hearts of Palms
6.75 x 25.625 inches
2019
The stump of a palm tree found at Pu'uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Big Island, Hawaii. Polymer photogravure print by John Pearson.
Palm Heart 1
Polymer Photogravure
6.75 x 7.375 inches
2019
The stump of a palm tree found at Pu'uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Big Island, Hawaii. Polymer photogravure print by John Pearson.
Palm Heart 2
Polymer Photogravure
6.75 x 7.375 inches
2019
The stump of a palm tree found at Pu'uhonua O Hōnaunau National Historical Park, Big Island, Hawaii. Polymer photogravure print by John Pearson.
Palm Heart 3
Polymer Photogravure
6.75 x 9.25 inches
2019
The prickly pod of a wild cucumber just after it's expelled its seeds. Polymer photogravure one-color print by John Pearson.
Seed Pod
Polymer Photogravure
4.95 x 4.3 inches
2019
Close up look at a small bird nest. Polymer photogravure one-color print by John Pearson.
Bird Nest
Polymer Photogravure
3.2 x 5 inches
2019
A small paper wasp nest. Polymer photogravure print in one color by John Pearson.
Wasp Nest
Polymer Photogravure
3.9 x 5.8 inches
2019
Clump of silver maple seedlings photographed while cleaning the gutter at St. Paul home
Samara Sprouts
7.8 x 10 inches
2018
The exoskeletons of crayfish washed up on the shore of Mille Lacs Lake, Minnesota
Crayfish
Polymer Photogravure
10.4 x 13.8 inches
2018
A home-made fly trap made of wood and screen. Polymer photogravure print printed on an intaglio press in one color.
Fly Trap
Polymer Photogravure
10.25 x 7.125 inches
2018
Leafminer trails in white snakeroot leaves collected in Minnesota. Three-plate polymer photogravure intaglio print on tiepolo paper.
White Snakeroot Leaf Miners
Polymer Photogravure
13 x 23.25 inches
2017
Downy woodpecker feathers from yard in Saint Paul, Minnesota. One-color polymer photogravure intaglio print on tiepolo paper.
Dot Dot Dot
Polymer Photogravure
10.5 x 12.5 inches
2017
Midges swarm, then die after mating. Two-plate polymer photogravure by John Pearson printed on tiepolo paper.
A Myriad
Polymer Photogravure
15.5 x 20.75 inches
2018
Ground-level view of wild pasque flowers blooming in early spring on the Minnesota prairie
Pasque Flowers
Polymer Photogravure
4.9 x 6.7 inches
2018
Pepper grass, Saint Paul, Minnesota. Two-color polymer photogravure intaglio print on tiepolo paper.
Peppergrass
Polymer Photogravure
10 x 13.25 inches
2017