Over 300 hand-sewn seeds accumulate to make up Disperse. Each seed has a photograph printed on one side - a moment, memory, joy that encouraged a pause. The flip side includes a word cut from monochrome material, often offering a reflection or contradiction to the image on the reverse. As a pile of seeds, the memories record a person’s life. Like seed dispersal, the hope is that these moments are released and shared.

The seeds are made with either Pictorico inkjet transparency and Duralar, or mulberry paper that has been infused with wax. While the text is cut with a die cutter, the seeds are cut and sewn by hand. A majority of the seeds include die cut figures or insects pinned with entomology pins as an extra surprise.

In an effort to move toward more sustainability, newer seeds are made with handmade, up-cycled paper and colored thread.

To see more videos on Disperse, visit the archives in Duluth Art Institute’s YouTube Channel