Smoke trees (also known as smokethorn or by its Latin name, Psorothamnus spinosus) are large shrubs with distinctive leafless, grey-blue spiny branches. Their common name comes from their hazy color and misty, ethereal form that from a distance can appear like a puff of smoke on the horizon. In spring and early summer, smoke trees come alive with plentiful bursts of small but vibrant purple flowers that attract native pollinators like bees, butterflies, and hummingbirds. The Mojave Desert is hom

One from awhile back! Cotinus leaves (Smokebush) eco printed on watercolour paper…that’s an iron soaked blanket that I used to mingle with those tannins in the leaves, producing some lovely blue hues and creating that purple background. Smokebush leaves are growing nicely at the moment…you know what that means 😂 | Paper Cloth Studio