A collection of botanic portraits of flowers and cacti that act as little memories of this local southern California region. The floral portraits are of native species of plants that populate the countryside whereas the cacti are more whimsical representations of the landscape, carrying with them the strength, light and energy of this geographic region.

Chitra is a graphic designer and painter with a great affinity for new media and traditional craft forms. Co-founder of an artisan-centered social enterprise called Kara Weaves, Chitra also has an MFA in Graphic Design from the Cranbrook Academy of Art and from the ESAG Penninghen, Paris. Her studio practice is informed by various aspects of her business and life. She creates works that question the spaces women inhabit in contemporary society and their relationship to the world around them.