Aztec Marigold
Tagetes erecta

By Catherine Michaelis
Vashon Island, Washington: May Day Press, 2005. Edition of 75.

3.25 x 4.5"; 7 foldout pages. Handset type with linoleum cut images. Includes small package of Aztec Marigold seeds.

Catherine Michaelis: "This piece was inspired by the smell of marigolds. While planting them in the garden one summer and I realized they smelled like Nepal. They took me right back to that place and time. I hadn't realized until then that I had that smell association. When I saw this particular variety in the UW [University of Washington] medicine garden, I became very curious about its cultural history."
$35