Exploring the back trails that connect the acre they steward to Mt. Tom, printmaker Pascale could hardly tear their gaze away from the ground to scan the hillside for trail markers. So much life sprouted from the decaying leaves, a stark contrast to winter’s grey! Acorns left behind by forgetful squirrels, remnants of seedpods, and, of course, an entire ecology of mushrooms returning all the material back to soil. Pascale couldn’t keep the textures and colors of the rich forest floor from bleeding into raskl. designs.