Artist Statement:

The artist states, “Willow Dust is based on a grain of pollen from the Goat Willow Tree. We often forget, as we travel through the world with our 'human-based scale' how everything around us is highly detailed and intricately woven together. To us, they are invisible. But if our surroundings were magnified, we would find an alien world with amazing forms, textures, and colors, densely populated with endless organisms and objects. A grain of pollen is incredibly small and so easily forgotten, but an irreplaceable component in the life of the Willow tree. Realizing the beauty and importance of these tiny, small entities is fascinating and humbling.”