The moss species are paintings from a moss herbarium (collection) I created while studying botany at Syracuse University with colleague Robin Wall Kimmerer, botanist and author of Braiding Sweetgrass. The Phragmites species are invasive species that are filling the coastline of Martha's Vineyard where I have a floating studio. Phragmites are a warning signal that there is excess nitrogen on the island from the exploding tourism and over development.