Leaf of the First Tulip

[Don Schaeffer]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phNYsiO8DGU
I took a piece of a leaf from the early tulip plants ready to burst out of the soil as the days get warmer. The leaf is a complex, harmonious blending of forms. It's a community of cells which carry their own individuality inside the plant. A leaf is an adventure.