Photo credit: Kristen Dettoni
Having lived in many places along the East Coast and even in Quebec, I've often found myself gardening in smaller spaces. Container gardens became a favorite way to bring flowers and nature into wherever I called home.
For this series of three contemporary fiber art pieces, I began to see container gardens in an unexpected way. Viewed from above, their orderly arrangements reminded me of barcodes, while the individual flowers resembled Braille.
Within the larger Secret Garden collection, each piece contains a hidden message in Braille and represents a letter in a barcode. Together, the three pieces spell AWE – a word that captures how I often feel when discovering the incredible variety of gardens, flowers, and creative ways to grow them.
By combining botanical imagery with visual codes, I invite viewers to look beyond the flowers and discover another layer of meaning woven into the work.
Discover Secret Garden
See Wildflower Garden and the complete Secret Garden exhibition at the Jaffrey Civic Center in Jaffrey, New Hampshire.
November 5 – December 19, 2026
Come explore the textures, patterns, hidden messages, and stories that unfold throughout this collection of contemporary fiber art.