As the year ends, daring resolutions are hastily satisfied in an exposé of amateur acrobatics among the many branches in Aspen. 148 x 168 mm.

While the women grind in more conventional fashion, the lumberjacks resort to their specialty. With the first few strokes, the Feller is an entertaining jig but soon ends in a heap of hair and flannel. 74 x 74 mm.

When lumberjacks infiltrate the nightlife in Breckenridge, their skills are easily transferrable to whatever  rhythm they find, granted their fitness level can keep up. The Two-man Saw is particularly suited for electronic beats. 74 x 74 mm.

Pioneered on the featureless prairie of Wyoming, the Pumpjack dance evokes the melancholic movement and reverential bow of its namesake as it bores its host. 105 x 105 mm.

Lutefisk excluded, Christmas dinner resembled everything Scandinavian. Excess was the only unmistakably American addition. 105 x 105 mm.

The muscular Monkey-puzzle (araucaria araucana), still strong after millions of years in existence. To be tattooed on a scale rivaling reality. 105 x 105 mm.

Cartographic flora from places my brother has been in North America. From north to south: Canada (aceraceae), United States (rosa), Mexico (dahlia), Costa Rica (guarianthe skinneri), Panama (peristeria). Soon to be tattooed. 105 x 105 mm.

What happens when something used for finding other things is lost? When found, is it disoriented? 105 x 105 mm.

A floral map that charts our route through South America where my brother and I cycled for twleve months (see Bicyclandes). From north to south: Ecuador (chuquiraga jussieui), Peru (cantua buxifolia), Bolivia (heliconia rostrata), Chile (lapageria rosea), Argentina (erythrina crista-galli). In the process of being tattooed on his lower left-side. 148 x 148 mm.

A geographic bouquet of flowers that represent each place my brother visited while traveling Southeast Asia. From north to south: Vietnam (nelumbo nucifera), Cambodia (mitrella mesnyi), Thailand (cassia fistula), Indonesia (rafflesia arnoldii), Malaysia (hibiscus rosa-sinensis), Singapore (vanda Miss Joaquim). Soon to be permanently inked on his left arm. 148 x 170 mm.

Indetermination of recommendations for institution applications causes trepidation. 74 x 82 mm.

Considering the speed at which he wrote, the letter could have been chiseled in cuneiform. 52 x 52 mm.

Drafts fly off the desk with monk-like efficiency, expending volumes of ink, flocks of quill-tips, and crops of papyrus. 52 x 52 mm.

If telephone lines could voice the encoded conversations they carry, intersections such as these would roar with weather reports, grain prices, and conference calls, intermixed with whispers of infidelity, wishes of holiday cheer, and want for more time. 210 x 230 mm.

Though resembling a sliced onion, passersby cry for other reasons as they lament at what used to be: sacred, fertile ground that once hosted a sustainable nation, now poisoned by architecture inspired by irrelevant culinary staples. 148 x 160 mm.

Birds committing the equivalent of a keg-stand on Aby's Feed & Seed. Circuitous flight patterns ensued shortly thereafter. 105 x 105 mm.

Had there not been a concurrent birthday party and chemistry club meeting already underway at the bowling alley, the evening might not have been so immemorable. 52 x 52 mm.

When comparing trees to tubers, one finds striking similarities that imply an underlying order. Some venture to recreate the system of distribution in artificial terms. Others simply draw them and comment on their similarity. 52 x 52 mm.

Would potted plants be akin to caged animals? If so, this is a zoo. Otherwise, houseplants could be considered pets. That way, this would be more like a shelter. They do indeed look grateful against the blinding white backdrop of freshly fallen snow. 74 x 78 mm.

The annual Christmas tree hunt was hastened by advancements in rapid prototyping of scissoral technology. Human limbs are to be kept clear of arboreal ones if preservation of digits is desired. 52 x 60 mm.

Floral gurgitation of ornithological origin; or simply a bird that pukes plants. 52 x 58 mm.

Among the many expressive mugs lining the Scandinavian cupboards in Middle America are those that reinforce the sentiments of life without coffee. 52 x 52 mm.

Arbortectural solutions that respond to increasing demand for environmentally sensitive housing. 52 x 60 mm.

For dually-addicted customers only. Both psychological and chemical fixes in one frustrating and unsatisfying operation. 105 x 130 mm.

Imagine what bricks witness as spectators of a revolution. On one side, they listen as plans hatch over spilling steins; on the other side, they watch as the action happens. All in due course. 210 x 210 mm.