Deanna Joy Mayer, of Detroit Lakes, MN, has loved flowers since she was young. To capture the intricate beauty of nature, she started using clay and plaster to create botanical bas-relief. Her art is a form of self-expression and healing, and she hopes it will give people a new appreciation of nature.
About the Minnesota Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. In 2008 voters passed a landmark piece of legislation-the Minnesota Clean Water, Land, and Legacy Amendment-which provided funding to public television stations serving audiences in Minnesota. Its mission is to help preserve and document the treasures of culture, history and heritage that make Minnesota special, and to increase access to the natural and cultural resources we all share.