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For my Life from Death oracle deck, these ginkgo leaves float through tumultuous smoke with serenity, symbolizing the endurance of gingko trees. They have survived the extinction of their pollinators, and now grow nearly everywhere they are planted, whether in tropical forests or frozen cities. And you know, survive atomic blasts.

Another piece from my Life from Death series. I love ferns. All ferns; all kinds of ferns. I’m not the best at taking care of them, but thankfully they often bounce back after a good soak. Here in the PNW, they even live under sewer grates, dying back in summer and coming back green when the rains return in the fall.

I have loved ginkgo leaves since I was a young child. The colors and shapes of the leaves are so magical. They are living fossils and have survived through so much to arrive unchanged to the present.