Category: Picnic #2: The Shape of the Flora

During the Picnic Club Detroit visit to Rouge Park, I did a quick lesson on Garlic Mustard which is an invasive plant here in Michigan. It came to our region by way of Europe as a culinary herb that tastes very much like it sounds. Spicy and garlicky. It is edible, but it has never … Continue reading Garlic Mustard Paper with Megan Heeres

On Sunday May fourth the picnic club met up with artist Meg Heeres in Rouge Park. Meg guided us on a walk, in search of garlic mustard, an invasive plant that she plans to transform into paper. Along with collecting garlic mustard for paper production we also created photograms, ate snacks, looked closely at plants … Continue reading Synopsis: The Shape of the Flora

Picnic #2 The Shape of the Flora: May 4th 12-3PM in Rouge Park This picnic will be devoted to looking closely at the plants of Rouge Park. We will be joined by local artist Meg Heeres whose Invasive Paper Project seeks to use invasive plants and noxious weeds as a paper-making material. Oftentimes, these plants, … Continue reading The Shape of the Flora