17 flowers

december 2004

150mm x 200mm

14 pages, Japanese paper endpapers, orange wrappers

24 copies

Twelve intimate portraits in words, of different flowers. The portraits follow the seasons, from snowdrops and primroses through to teasels and jasmine, and were written gradually over a couple of years, beginning with thoughts about nasturtiums that came one day unbidden in the garden. the colour of the cover comes from a line in 'Lilies': Those of you who come close enough we will dust with our golden pollen.