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The image shows the front of an opened accordion book. There are four plants of different colors shown: Dyer's Chamomile in yellow, Tango Cosmos in orange, Marigold in yellow and green, and Black Bachelor's Button in purple. Each image of each flower is hand drawn over the flower's natural print, creating a detailed drawing overtop a wild and colorfully dyed background.

Ecoprints of the Stamps Dye Garden

Sarah Gery

Ecoprint and Watercolor on Paper

This artists' book was hand printed with seven dye plants from the new Stamps Sustainable Paper and Dye Garden, located behind the Art and Architecture Building. Each page spread reveals one plant, printed with its natural dyes, alongside a watercolor and ink drawing as they were in life.