Corpus Christi Botanical Gardens
Sesquicentennial Project

In 1986, as an official Texas Sesquicentennial Project,
the Corpus Christi Botanical Garden published a set of
three limited edition prints from original pen and
ink drawings by Sue Sill (Gardner). These
drawings illustrated three South Texas native plants.
Beautyberry (below top),
Coral Bean (below middle), and
Passion Vine (below bottom).

Botanical illustrations for scientific or lay publications.

Sue Sill's pen and ink botanical drawings have appeared in numerous scientific papers and taxonomic treatments in the U.S. and Mexico.

She was honored and her work shown at the 4th International Exhibition of Botanical Art and Illustration (1977-1978) at the Hunt Institute for Botanical Documentation at Carnenige Mellon Univeristy, Pittsburg, PA. Six original drawings and limited edition prints are now part of the Museum's permanent collection; three were donated and three purchased.

In 1990, a large selection of Sue's work was exhibited in a one man show in the Educational Gallery of the Art Museum of South Texas in Corpus Christi (now the South Texas Institute for the Arts). Her drawings illustrated "Terrace Gardener's Handbook" by Linda Yang, published by Doubleday Press, N.Y. 1975. Other drawings have been used to illustrate botanical garden newsletters and other horticultural publications across the United States, and one was used in Australia as the logo for their 1983 Bromeliad Conference in Sydney. Many of her drawings illustrate books, notecards and other materials published by the Bromeliad Society International, including several that currently decorate their website. www.bsi.org

To discuss a possible commission for drawings to illustrate a scientific publication, book, pamplet or brochure please email Sue Sill.