Soil chromatography is like taking a photo of the compounds and bacteria that make up soil and plants.

This listing is for digitally printed bookmarks of chromatograms I made for my body of work titled The Land Loves Us. You will receive a 2" x 6" bookmark. Note that while I have uploaded photos that match the prints' colors as closely as I can, colors may vary among different computer monitors. What appears on your monitor may not reflect the exact shades of color in the print.

White Tea from Hoisan 台山

Hoisan, also called Toisan and Taishan, is my ancestral family home. I made the original chromatogram this print is based on using tea grown in Hoisan. In Traditional Chinese Medicine, white tea is seen as calming, reflective of this print's soothing tans and warm browns.

Pears from my cousin's garden

In 2023, my cousin Sik Fi gave me pears he grew in his garden in Chicago's Chinatown. I made the original chromatogram using one of his pears that had over-ripened. The deep browns and blacks of the print are like the earth calling the fruit home to compost.

Aged Puer from Yunnan 云南

Puer is a tea that develops more of an earthy taste as it ages. This chromatogram was made with 17 year aged tea from Yunnan, and its colors reflect the journey that puer takes as it ferments, from bright and clear astringent whites to gently spirited reddish tans, and earthy browns and blacks.