Thirty leaves were made, each one representing a person. I asked a small circle of friends and family to send in the name of a person close to them they have lost and a quote to remember that person. The quote formed the midrib on each leaf and once finished, was sent through the mail.
All thirty leaves hold three different spheres of influences in my life: two artists that I have been collaborating with, a circle of friends and family, and a larger circle of writers who discuss how we can deepen or reawaken our relationships to people and places. Leaves were made for these writers as well, many of them still living. During the different stages of making this project, many connections arose when mapping the veins of thought between people, places, and their words. The project was finished when the leaves finally reached the hands of all the people who sent in a name.