Upcoming Art Display

The Flower Print Project will be on display this Friday, December 3, 2010 from 1:00PM-4:00PM.

Please view the event poster for details. The poster is available in both JPG and PDF format. Hope you can make it!

• Click here to view the JPG.
• Click here to view the PDF.

A Glimpse of the Prints

This week proved very productive. I was able to produce and analyze five sets of petal prints. I have found the petals to be quite diverse. The following set of prints from one of the daisies depicts the variance in the patterns.

Print #1

Print #2

Print #3

Print #4

Print #5

Print #6

Print #7

Print #8

Print #9

Print #10

Print #11

Print #12

Print #13

Print #14

Print #15

Print #16

Print #17

Print #18

Print #19

Print #20

Print #21

Print #22

Print #23

Print #24

My current data shows many types of variances in the petals prints including both shape, size, and patterns on the petals. However, I will need to collect more data over the coming weeks to determine if daisy petals have unique fingerprint-type identifiers on their petals.

About The Flower Print Project

The Flower Print Project is an initiative to determine whether daisies have unique prints, similar to that of a fingerprint. The idea of fingerprinting is a trait inherently attributed to humans. This project asks the question: Do plants, in particular daisies, share this trait? Does the print on the individual flower petals make each flower unique?

Each petal print is carefully dipped in ink and lightly pressed on a canvas to visualize the intricacies of the petals. These canvases will then be arranged in a sequence that allows for the comparison of individual petals on a single daisy or multiple daisies. Over the next year, the project will compare and document the petals of 365 daisies.

This blog will be a record of the progress and findings throughout the project. I will also periodically post a few notable images of the artwork. However, to see the project in its entirety you will need to visit during a showing. Upcoming shows of the artwork will be announced on this blog, so please follow me for the latest news.