Plate I — Nephrolepis, ink on rag paper
The Line Garden · No. 07
A single unbroken line, drawing breath as it grows.
One continuous stroke rises from the soil and never once leaves the page — a fern unfurling in real time, each frond emerging in the order it would open in a garden. Set in old-style serif against warm ivory, this is botanical illustration reduced to its most quiet, editorial essence.