Topsoil and dressing
The last few weeks Jane Commane and I have been corresponding about the cover image for More Than Weeds. We’ve sent each other various artworks by botanical artists and shared our responses to them. Should we choose a particular plant? Is the image too pretty? Which colours are most powerful and eye-catching? Does it look like another book cover we’ve seen recently? How will it look on a shelf across a bookshop? And then there’s all the practicalities in terms of how the art might reproduce (dusty pollen might just look like dirt on the cover, for example). I’ve learnt so much from the experience and am very excited about the cover reveal. Coming soon!