Of course, all embroidery, whether by hand or using a machine starts with an idea. The idea for the pollen series came when I was examining parasites under the microscope (it’s my job)!!! Often, pollen is mistaken for parasites, so I decided to photograph pollens collected around the farm. I collected lots of wild flowers, extracted the pollen from each and viewed them under the microscope. They are all very different from each other and mind blowingly beautiful in the intricacy of their shape.