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Apart of Erica Catherine's US State Flower Collection, the Pasque Flower represents the State of South Dakota. The unique Pasque Flower is shown on top of a pink color background.
The Pasque Flower was adopted as the state flower emblem of South Dakota 1903. The Pasque flower was discovered in the South Dakota long before the Europeans settled in the area and has been named in many songs and legends among the Native South Dakota people. The Pasque flower is apart of the buttercup family, and showcases small solitary belly shaped flowers with colors that range from blue to reddish purple colors. Though these small flowers may only grow upwards of 6 inches that have a might impact on the area surrounding them. They can be found growing wild from northwest United States into Northern Alaska. These flowers are said to signal the start of spring in South Dakota. Once they bloom in April the last only two weeks, filling the landscape of the state with the colors of the spring season to come.
Inspired by the natural and antique details that call to Erica's Old soul, she aims to bring that special spirit to all of her designs. Each drawing is created by hand using a mixture of graphite drawing with watercolor layering over the top to create the ethereal and vintage inspired work that harks back to turn of the century botanical illustration.
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