late 2014 / early 2015

                                 all images and content copyright Elizabeth Claire Rose

Behold the Bloodroot Colony

Today, hiking a portion of the Rachel Carson  Trail, we were not sure what sorts of wildflowers we would see. We found many native plants including Spring Beauties, the beginnings of May Apple umbrellas, Trillium buds, and Dog Tooth Violets (Trout Lilies).

Descending into a creek bottom, hemlocks and other native trees encouraged us to walk further. We were surprised and disappointed to see so many invasive species. It is hard to imagine why so many of these invasives have gone unnoticed and untreated (uprooted) in an area celebrating conservation and nature.

Thankfully we soon found three native Bloodroot plants in full bloom. Following the trail, we walked through thickets of weeds and come to railway.
As we were about to turn around, and then we saw this!

A hillside coated in a Bloodroot Colony

Bloodroot bloom

Bloodroots

Hepatica- Forest Findings

Hepatica's unique leaves! 

Hepatica has a unique 3 lobed simple leaf, earning it the additional name Liverwort or Liverleaf.

While visiting Estonia in 2004, I encountered this lovely flower in the forest. 

To my delight, I encountered some today!

the best color of all

Ukraine!

In 2008 I had the opportunity to spend three memorable months living in Kyiv, Ukraine. During that time, I met many wonderful people and enjoyed taking photographs of the Kyiv landscape.

Playground - gelatin silver print
Playground has been exhibited at Montana's Missoula Art Museum and the Core Annex Gallery in Denver, Colorado

To see more photographs, please visit www.elizabethclairerose.com 

at the MAM: Missoula Art Museum's Auction

check out this piece at the Missoula Art Museum!

Lake McDonald (c) Elizabeth Claire Rose

Potápka Press

Announcing my new blog:
please visit http://potapkapress.blogspot.com/ ! Thanks!

PRINT-MADE Invitations

Our wedding invitations are 100% printed without the use of computers! 

Top from left: 
card printed by myself and Michael Seitz, a Missoula letterpress printer, envelope, 
postcard designed and printed by myself, with and Michael Seitz's linotype printing.
From right: 
text printed by Michael Seitz, 
intaglio print completely designed and printed and made by me, postcard designed and printed by myself with finishing touches by Michael Seitz.
Far right: invitation form cast on the linotype machine!