Sketches
UCLAx
Plant Studies
This ongoing sketch series documents plant form, structure, and spatial character through direct observation at Tongva Park and Descanso Gardens. Focusing on succulents and California-native species, the drawings explore proportion, branching logic, and textural contrast across scales—from individual rosettes to layered planting compositions.
Rather than illustration alone, these sketches function as a design tool—building a working vocabulary of plant forms that inform planting strategies, spatial layering, and material expression in landscape architecture.